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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diggin Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Kolesnichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TUF Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diggin Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Kolesnichenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolesnichenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sack throws a good cross that connects.
Sack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kolesnichenko in his tracks.
Kolesnichenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sack counters with a big uppercut that knocks Kolesnichenko off his feet! Sack dives into side control looking to finish!
Kolesnichenko is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lull in the action here.
Sack has control of an arm but Kolesnichenko manages to advance to Sack's back!
Kolesnichenko has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sack has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sack is in bad spot here.
Kolesnichenko is not going to allow Sack to sit and survive in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack tries to escape but Kolesnichenko has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kolesnichenko has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sack has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sack tries to escape the position.
Well, with Kolesnichenko on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Sack is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Kolesnichenko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sack looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kolesnichenko working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolesnichenko working for a choke but Sack is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sack wants to control but Kolesnichenko passes into side.
Kolesnichenko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sack rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kolesnichenko's guard! Nice work there by Sack!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack advances to half guard.
Sack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kolesnichenko's head.
Kolesnichenko trying to hold on to Sack's head to control him but Sack postures up.
Kolesnichenko gets full guard.
Kolesnichenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sack manages to get himself to full guard.
Sack 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolesnichenko looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sack holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack trying to control the position.
Sack keeping full guard, as Kolesnichenko tries to pass.
Sack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolesnichenko is trying to control but can't.
Kolesnichenko is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sack lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Nice strikes from Sack there.
Sack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diggin Sack dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sack throws the left hand but Kolesnichenko avoids the punch easily.
Kolesnichenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sack.
Kolesnichenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Sack counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kolesnichenko won't be happy with that.
Kolesnichenko is looking for a sweep.
Sack lands some shots froms side control.
Kolesnichenko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolesnichenko is looking to regain half guard here but Sack keeps moving and retains side control.
Kolesnichenko is letting Sack control him for a moment.
Kolesnichenko can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolesnichenko is not content to let Sack control the position.
Sack grinds an elbow into Kolesnichenko's temple.
Sack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolesnichenko keeps working.
Sack lands some shots froms side control.
Sack cracks Kolesnichenko with a big elbow.
Sack lands a nice forearm strike.
Kolesnichenko is still in real trouble! Can Sack finish him?
Kolesnichenko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big shot lands for Sack! That's hurt Kolesnichenko! Will he recover? Sack fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diggin Sack!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Owth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixon Manners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manners is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lonely Boy. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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296 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Owth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dixon Manners!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manners lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Owth drops his hands momentarily and Manners takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manners misses with a looping left.
Manners on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manners connects with a good right hand that stumbles Owth. Owth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dixon Manners seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manners throws a sloppy body shot
and Owth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Owth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manners throws a solid leg kick but Owth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manners.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Owth.
Owth throws a shot to the body.
Owth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Owth moves out of range of the body kick from Manners.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manners throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Owth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Manners throws a body punch but Owth moves out of range.
Manners throws an overhand right that lands on Owth's shoulder, as Owth tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Manners lands.
Manners throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manners keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Owth moves forwards but Manners connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Owth is rocked!
Manners looks to land a left hand but Owth moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Owth.
A punch combination from Owth misses.
Owth checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manners moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Owth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Owth avoids the head kick by Manners.
Owth seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Owth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manners throws a predictable looking body shot
and Owth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Owth connects with a nice short shot to Manners's temple.
Manners is trying to get back to full guard.
Owth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Owth wants to take a breather but Manners is having none of it.
Owth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Owth is keen to just control but Manners is a slippery customer.
Owth is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Owth connects with a nice short shot to Manners's temple.
Owth wants to take a breather but Manners is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manners has hold of Owth's hands but Owth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Owth thows a huge punch but Manners dodges it nicely.
Owth with the ground and pound but Manners uses the opportunity to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manners is on top in guard.
Owth has a closed guard, preventing Manners from standing up.
Manners advances to half guard.
Manners is pressing down on Owth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Owth is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manners is looking to stall here but Owth recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manners.
Owth trying to keep a closed guard but Manners is proving a slippery customer.
Owth lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Manners!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Owth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manners is in a horrible position here. Owth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manners tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Ruben Owth will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manners leaves Owth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Owth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Owth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manners pinned against the cage. Manners gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manners's jab looks to have found its range, popping Owth under the eye.
Owth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Owth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Owth 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.
Manners's corner calls for a 1-2. Manners obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manners circles away quickly and effectively.
Owth misses with a body punch
and Manners counters with a left hand that sends Owth to the canvas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manners pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Owth is keeping the position for now.
Manners is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Manners wants to control from the top but Owth keeps moving.
Manners works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Manners looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manners is looking to take a break and control but Owth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Owth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manners wants to control but Owth is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Manners slips a nice elbow through Owth's hands, connecting with Owth's forehead.
Manners passes to full mount!
Manners tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manners tries to control but Owth wriggling away.
Manners postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Owth badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Manners around the waist but Manners pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Manners is the winner by TKO! Manners jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dixon Manners!
Dixon Manners thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZyD XyD Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stupka has chosen Red Army March as his entrance music. Rocco Stupka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
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250 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ZyD XyD Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Stupka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Stupka misses.
XyD Ii throws a head kick but Stupka moves out of range.
Stupka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
XyD Ii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stupka.
Stupka throws a body punch but XyD Ii moves out of range.
Stupka closes this distance looking for a takedown but XyD Ii circles away.
Stupka throws a lazy uppercut
and XyD Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stupka misses the shot to the body.
XyD Ii throws a head kick but Stupka moves out of range.
XyD Ii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like ZyD XyD Ii has been cut.
Stupka misses with the combination.
XyD Ii throws a head kick but Stupka moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stupka lands a big uppercut and XyD Ii crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but XyD Ii looks OK. Stupka waves XyD Ii back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stupka tries to score a power double leg takedown but XyD Ii sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stupka somewhat.
XyD Ii throws a head kick but Stupka moves out of range.
Stupka cracks XyD Ii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stupka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but XyD Ii moves away.
XyD Ii misses with a kick to the body.
XyD Ii blocks the body kick.
ZyD XyD Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
XyD Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
XyD Ii tries to land a front kick but Stupka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
XyD Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Stupka throws a hook but XyD Ii blocks it.
A punch combination from Stupka misses.
Stupka stuns XyD Ii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stupka misses with a head kick.
XyD Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stupka.
Stupka cracks XyD Ii with an open hand slap.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Stupka! XyD Ii is backing up but he can't get away as Stupka lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops XyD Ii and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocco Stupka!
A victorious Rocco Stupka 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Vasyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano has chosen Disturbed - Decadance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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204 lbs
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210 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitaly Vasyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano moves forwards but Vasyuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nakano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nakano dives in and grabs Vasyuk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vasyuk pushes down on Nakano's head and hops out.
Nakano blocks a jab.
Vasyuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Nakano or perhaps it was just good defense by Vasyuk which made him look bad.
Vasyuk cracks Nakano with a good jab.
Vasyuk lands a nice looking body shot.
Nakano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasyuk moves away.
Nakano shoots in looking for a takedown but Vasyuk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vitaly Vasyuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuo Nakano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasyuk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vasyuk lands strikes from half guard.
Vasyuk is nestled in close to Nakano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nakano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vasyuk cracks Nakano with a solid left hand.
Vasyuk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vasyuk throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasyuk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vasyuk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nakano keeping moving, preventing Vasyuk from controlling successfully.
Vasyuk is in close to Nakano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vasyuk is posturing up here but Nakano has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Vasyuk tries to roll out but it's too tight and Vasyuk has to tap! Slick submission there by Nakano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tatsuo Nakano!
During a confident post fight interview, Tatsuo Nakano 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atilla Hun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hun comes to the cage accompanied by Rage. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atilla Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hun.
Hun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hun.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Hun moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riley circles away quickly and effectively.
Hun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley tries to bum rush Hun with a series of wild strikes but Hun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hun ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Duke Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Hun.
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley throws a big shot that misses.
Hun misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hun. Riley shrugs it off though.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley throws a body kick that misses
and Hun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hun lands a jab-cross combination.
Hun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hun connects with a high kick.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hun was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Riley blocks a head kick by Hun.
Hun throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley scores with a jab.
Riley stuns Hun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Riley.
Riley throws an off balance right hand
and Hun counters with a good low kick that Riley was not able to check.
Hun lands a glancing blow to the side of Riley's head.
Hun tries to land a front kick but Riley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Hun.
Riley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hun in his tracks.
Riley misses with a combination
and Hun counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hun lands a high kick!
Riley throws a right hand that Hun ducks under and follows up with a left that Hun also avoids with ease.
Hun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riley swings widly with a right hand
and Hun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Hun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hun.
Hun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hun was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Hun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley blocks a head kick by Hun.
Riley throws a head kick but Hun moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Riley misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hun throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley throws a hook but Hun avoids it easily.
Hun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atilla Hun dominated that round.
That's time! Hun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hun moves out of range of the strikes.
Atilla Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
Riley lands a nice shot that snaps Hun's head back.
Hun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hun misses with a head kick.
Hun has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Riley lands a right hook to the body.
Hun ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hun.
Hun misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hun doesn't seem phased though.
Hun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Riley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riley misses with a hook. Hun ducked under it nicely.
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley scores with a nice strike.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hun moves away.
Riley clobbers Hun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hun goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Duke Riley has been cut.
Hun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hun closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hun scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Huns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Riley misses
and Hun counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Riley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Riley misses with a left hand
and Hun counters with a left and a right that stings Riley.
Atilla Hun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley throws a head kick that misses.
Hun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Riley's head.
Riley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hun.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riley misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Hun.
Hun scores with a push kick.
Hun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riley loads up on a big right hand but Hun slips the punch.
Riley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riley misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Riley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hun tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley scores with a jab to the head.
Riley cracks Hun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley punishes Hun's body with a nice straight punch.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duke Riley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Riley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Hun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Riley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hun throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Hun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Riley misses
and Hun makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Riley really felt that one!
Hun dodges the punch combination from Riley.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun misses with a kick to the body.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Riley swings for the body but Hun moves out of range.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Hun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hun blocks a head kick by Riley.
Hun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Hun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riley walks into a stiff left hand from Hun.
Hun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hun misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hun dodges the punch combination from Riley.
Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Hun.
Hun throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Riley.
Riley misses with a double jab.
Hun avoids the body shot from Riley.
Hun avoids the body shot from Riley.
Danga de danga de dang - Hun scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws an off balance right hand
and Hun counters with a nice body kick.
Hun throws a combination. Riley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hun eats them both and turns towards Riley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hun lands with a nice combination. Riley backs away looking to recover.
Riley misses with a left hand
and Hun counters with a low kick, right behind Riley 's knee.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hun manages to avoid it.
Hun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hun throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hun throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Riley misses with a shot to the body
and Hun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riley 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Riley!
An intense looking Duke Riley took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'NEXT!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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176 lbs
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184 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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murray Hewitt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bang.
Bang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bang scores with the left hand. Hewitt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hewitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hewitt.
Bang throws a sloppy head kick and Hewitt moves out of range easily.
Hewitt looks to land a right hand but Bang moved out of range.
Bang throws the left hand but Hewitt avoids the punch easily.
Bang has Hewitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Hewitt digs a right hand into Bang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bang's gas tank.
Bang looking to throw knees to the head but Hewitt is blocking nicely.
A short right from Hewitt on the inside.
Bang prevents a body shot from Hewitt.
Hewitt gets through Bang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hewitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bang is breathing heavily.
Hewitt can't find room to land a body shot as Bang controls the action.
Bang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hewitt.
Hewitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hewitt lands with an uppercut that bounces Bang off the cage and back into range.
Bang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hewitt.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hewitt.
Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Bang misses
and Hewitt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murray Hewitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hewitt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murray Hewitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hewitt.
Bang throws a head kick that misses.
Hewitt lands a head kick. Bang smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt misses with a looping right.
Bang moves out of range of the strikes.
Hewitt misses with a straight right.
Bang slips a jab from Hewitt.
Hewitt lands a nice shot to the body.
Bang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bang is rocked!
Bang looks to clinch
and Hewitt scores with a counter punch that sends Bang to the canvas! Hewitt smells blood - he's punishing Bang with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bang has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murray Hewitt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dinsdale Pirhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dinsdale Pirhana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pirhana swivels and escapes.
Pirhana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Pirhana lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pirhana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pirhana.
Petrov shoots in looking for a takedown but Pirhana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Petrov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pirhana is just out of range.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pirhana moves away.
Petrov shoots in for a double leg but Pirhana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dinsdale Pirhana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
Pirhana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pirhana slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov gets a double leg takedown into Pirhana's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pirhana wants to sweep but no luck.
Petrov stops Pirhana from standing up.
Pirhana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirhana wants to get back to his feet but Petrov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov content to stall in guard here.
Petrov won't allow Pirhana to get back to his feet.
Petrov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pirhana is keeping the position for now.
Petrov looking to sit in guard and control but Pirhana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Petrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pirhana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Petrov is tightening it up a little... Pirhana has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pirhana reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pirhana taps out! Nice BJJ there by Petrov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kirill Petrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Kirill Petrov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . The crowd seem to be enjoying D's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy - Firestarter. 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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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maverick Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Man D!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf connects with a high kick.
It looks like Man D has been cut.
Smokeleaf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D.
D throws a right hand that Smokeleaf ducks under and follows up with a left that Smokeleaf also avoids with ease.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch
and D counters with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as D blocks the low kick.
Smokeleaf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
D throws a leg kick but Smokeleaf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smokeleaf scores with a jab to the head.
Smokeleaf misses with a kick to the body.
Smokeleaf scores with a spinning back kick!
D looks gassed!
D lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands a leg kick that knocks D off balance momentarily.
Smokeleaf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Smokeleaf.
D takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smokeleaf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Smokeleaf. Beautiful body shot.
Smokeleaf lands a lovely overhand right.
D has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Smokeleaf backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks D's temple! It sends D violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Smokeleaf celebrates and the doctors try to help D!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Maverick Smokeleaf!
Maverick Smokeleaf decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naksuttava Puimakone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Llaripukinen comes into the arena with Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road blaring out of the sound system. Guntur Llaripukinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guntur Llaripukinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naksuttava Puimakone!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puimakone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Naksuttava Puimakone has been cut.
Puimakone wants to clinch.
A big left from Llaripukinen misses.
Naksuttava Puimakone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puimakone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Puimakone as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Llaripukinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puimakone wants to clinch up but Llaripukinen keeps it at a distance.
Llaripukinen takes a swing at Puimakone's ribcage but misses.
Puimakone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llaripukinen tries to keep at a distance but Puimakone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Puimakone taking a breather.
Llaripukinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Llaripukinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Puimakone off the cage and back into range.
Puimakone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Llaripukinen.
Puimakone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Llaripukinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Llaripukinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Llaripukinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Llaripukinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puimakone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Puimakone tries to clinch but Llaripukinen moves out of range.
Puimakone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Llaripukinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puimakone.
Llaripukinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Puimakone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puimakone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puimakone throws a jab but it's blocked by Llaripukinen.
Puimakone clinches with his opponent.
Puimakone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Llaripukinen jumps guard but Puimakone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puimakone backwards.
Puimakone trying to control the position but instead, Llaripukinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puimakone into the cage.
Puimakone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Llaripukinen backwards.
Puimakone is looking to control Llaripukinen's arms but Llaripukinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Puimakone has his back to the cage.
Puimakone blocks a body shot from Llaripukinen.
Llaripukinen working aggressively here.
Puimakone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Llaripukinen is keeping busy.
Llaripukinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Llaripukinen gets through Puimakone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puimakone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Llaripukinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Puimakone keeps control of Llaripukinen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Llaripukinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llaripukinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Llaripukinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Llaripukinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Puimakone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Llaripukinen's guard.
Puimakone gets to his feet - Llaripukinen follows without any prompting.
Llaripukinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Llaripukinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Puimakone is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puimakone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guntur Llaripukinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naksuttava Puimakone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puimakone throws a right hand that Llaripukinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Llaripukinen also avoids with ease.
Puimakone misses with a combination
and Llaripukinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Puimakone drives through and clinches with Llaripukinen against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Llaripukinen fails to land.
Puimakone can't find room to land a body shot as Llaripukinen controls the action.
Llaripukinen drops Puimakone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Puimakone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Puimakone is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Llaripukinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puimakone is still on wobbly legs! Can Llaripukinen finish him?
Llaripukinen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Puimakone to his knees! Llaripukinen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guntur Llaripukinen!
Guntur Llaripukinen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo Likes to Dance. O Neil has chosen Golden Brown as his entrance music. Mickey O Neil is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a push kick but O Neil slaps the foot to one side.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Neil takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
O Neil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Neil scores with a punch to the head.
O Neil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries to land a leg kick but O Neil saw it coming and moves away.
O Neil throws a good cross that connects.
O Neil moves into the clinch.
O Neil digs a right hand into Rutten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutten's gas tank.
O Neil misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
O Neil lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but O Neil blocks it.
O Neil blocks an elbow strike from Rutten.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
Rutten struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neil controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Neil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Neil blocks an elbow strike.
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Neil misses with a body punch.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neil or not.
Rutten takes a shot to the head.
Rutten crunches a lovely knee into O Neil's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Rutten lands a nice elbow.
Rutten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Neil lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a hook to the body.
O Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rutten just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Neil's brow.
O Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten lands a knee to the body.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
O Neil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutten pushes O Neil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rutten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
Rutten gets control of O Neil's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rutten will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
O Neil got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rutten has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Neil has managed to get both his arms back between Rutten's legs - danger averted.
O Neil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rutten is keeping the position for now.
Rutten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Neil defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to keep O Neil in close.
Rutten looking for submissions from the bottom but instead O Neil passes into side control.
O Neil decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rutten to his feet.
Rutten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Neil, pushing him back against the cage.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten'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.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Rutten misses with an elbow strike.
O Neil dodges an elbow strike from Rutten.
Rutten tries to pull guard but O Neil forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
O Neil lands a left hand.
O Neil misses with the head strike.
O Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Neil lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten lands a knee to the body.
O Neil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Neil misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Neil managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from O Neil.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Rutten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rutten tries to score with a low kick but O Neil moves his leg out of the way.
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
Rutten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Neil lands a jab to Rutten's midsection.
Rutten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neil.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Neil misses with a hook. Rutten ducked under it nicely.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from O Neil.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks O Neil off balance momentarily.
O Neil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Neil clinches with his opponent.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutten pushes off an throws an elbow but O Neil leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
A short right from O Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten blocks a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neil avoids the damage to the body.
O Neil blocks an elbow strike.
Rutten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rutten working O Neil over with knees to the body.
Bas Rutten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O Neil avoids a wild elbow strike from Rutten.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Rutten lands an elbow that stopped O Neil in his tracks for a moment.
Rutten misses with a knee strike.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Neil.
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from O Neil.
O Neil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neil avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Neil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rutten stalling against the cage.
Rutten fails to pull guard.
O Neil trying to land knees to the body.
O Neil tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
O Neil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutten blocks a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutten prevents a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from O Neil.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Neil avoids it.
Rutten is trying to pull guard but O Neil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Neil avoids it.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Neil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutten lands an elbow inside.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
Rutten stalling in the clinch but O Neil improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
A short left from Rutten.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that O Neil shrugs off.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but O Neil blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten misses with an elbow strike.
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Neil lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutten lands a body punch.
Rutten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Neil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neil lands a right hand.
O Neil lands a right hand.
O Neil avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
O Neil lands a right hand.
Rutten is rocked!
O Neil presses Rutten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Rutten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Neil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Neil tries a body shot but Rutten blocks it.
O Neil is working Rutten over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Neil drops Rutten with a big left hand and mounts him. Rutten is in big trouble!
O Neil content just to control the position here.
O Neil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rutten seems to have got his legs back now.
O Neil tries to control but Rutten wriggling away.
Rutten is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Neil tries to control but Rutten wriggling away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
O Neil might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rutten kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
O Neil prevents Rutten from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rutten is looking to escape.
Rutten bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rutten drops back looking for a leg! O Neil is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Neil manages to kick Rutten off! Rutten jumps back into O Neil's guard.
O Neil keeping full guard, as Rutten tries to pass.
Rutten trying to control but O Neil is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Neil is keeping the position for now.
O Neil has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bas Rutten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rutten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Neil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rutten is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! O Neil is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! O Neil has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Neil stops Rutten from standing up.
Rutten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Neil defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neil being controlled here momentarily.
O Neil wants to pass the guard but Rutten is keeping the position.
O Neil would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
O Neil is looking to stand up but Rutten won't let him.
Rutten looking for a triangle here. O Neil is fighting it but it looks tight! Rutten pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, O Neil is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bas Rutten!
Our winner, Bas Rutten, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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