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SPFT 21: Garza vs. Nurminen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borys Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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208 cm
26
281 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borys Filipowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping wants to clinch.
Filipowicz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bisping tries to avoid it but Filipowicz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bisping to the ground. Bisping escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bisping tries to clinch there but Filipowicz circles away.
Filipowicz moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Filipowicz misses with a low kick.
Bisping lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Filipowicz is defended easily by Bisping.
Filipowicz moves into the clinch.
Bisping using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Filipowicz is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Filipowicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipowicz breaks the clinch.
Filipowicz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bisping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filipowicz avoiding damage as Bisping throws knees to the body.
Bisping with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bisping scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bisping lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bisping scores with a knee to the head.
Filipowicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filipowicz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bisping is out of range.
Bisping jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Filipowicz misses.
Michael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Filipowicz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Filipowicz.
A punch combination from Bisping misses.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipowicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisping throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filipowicz dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
Filipowicz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borys Filipowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisping lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Filipowicz at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bisping misses.
Bisping scores with a spinning back kick!
Bisping paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bisping misses with a jab, cross combination.
Filipowicz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipowicz 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.
Nice body kick there by Bisping.
Bisping with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Bisping. Those never looked like landing.
Bisping tries to clinch up.
Bisping gets tackled into the cage by Filipowicz. Filipowicz maintains the clinch.
Bisping manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bisping has his foot on Filipowicz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Filipowicz works his way back into a safe position though.
Bisping had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Filipowicz defends it easily.
Bisping looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bisping working for a triangle but Filipowicz defends it easily.
Filipowicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bisping swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Filipowicz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee asks Filipowicz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Filipowicz prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Filipowicz prevents Bisping from escaping the position.
Filipowicz wants to control but Bisping is keeping him busy.
Filipowicz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bisping knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipowicz working the head with strikes.
Bisping gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Filipowicz passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipowicz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
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!
Bisping is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisping 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.
Bisping scores with a one two! Filipowicz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Borys Filipowicz has been cut.
Filipowicz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bisping using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filipowicz breaks from the clinch.
Filipowicz has managed to clinch.
Bisping is trying to push Filipowicz away but Filipowicz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bisping misses with a punch to the body.
Filipowicz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Filipowicz can't get the takedown.
Bisping tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filipowicz avoids it.
Filipowicz is stalling here.
Bisping stalling in the clinch but Filipowicz improves position.
Bisping lands a hook that snaps the head of Filipowicz backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Filipowicz won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipowicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipowicz avoiding damage as Bisping throws knees to the body.
Filipowicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipowicz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bisping cracks Filipowicz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Filipowicz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filipowicz.
Bisping moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping tries to clinch up but Filipowicz circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bisping is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz pushes Bisping up against the cage in a clinch.
Bisping tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bisping is trying to break the clinch but Filipowicz is controlling him.
Filipowicz tries to break free but Bisping pushes him back against the cage.
Bisping tries a knee to the head but Filipowicz blocks it.
Bisping is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Filipowicz to keep the fight standing.
Filipowicz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bisping has him pressed against the cage.
Bisping tries a knee to the head but Filipowicz blocks it.
Filipowicz fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borys Filipowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisping misses with a knee strike.
Filipowicz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bisping pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bisping looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bisping misses with an uppercut.
Filipowicz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Filipowicz tries to break the clinch but Bisping is controlling the position.
Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipowicz moves out of range of the body kick from Bisping.
Filipowicz throws a leg kick
and Bisping counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bisping tries to clinch but Filipowicz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipowicz circles away.
Bisping misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Filipowicz.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bisping works over Filipowicz's head and body with a nice combination.
Filipowicz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Filipowicz slips under a jab.
Filipowicz closes the distance and clinches.
Bisping tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipowicz breaks the clinch.
Filipowicz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bisping's guard.
Filipowicz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping tries to strike from the bottom.
Filipowicz throws a big elbow that misses.
Filipowicz has gone for a leg lock! Bisping slips out almost immediately though and dives into Filipowicz's guard.
Bisping wants to control from the top but Filipowicz keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisping trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipowicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Bisping wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipowicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Borys Filipowicz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Filipowicz shoots for a takedown but Bisping saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bisping connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oooooh!!! Bisping has knocked Filipowicz down with a huge combo! Bisping steps away and waves a wobbly Filipowicz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipowicz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bisping looking for submissions off his back.
Filipowicz wants to stand but Bisping has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bisping looking for submissions off his back.
Bisping looking for submissions off his back.
Filipowicz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Filipowicz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Filipowicz's back!
You can see the frustration on Filipowicz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Filipowicz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Filipowicz fending off the submission attempt from Bisping.
Filipowicz prevents Bisping from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz showing good submission defense here.
Will Bisping go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bisping has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bisping trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz trying to control the action but Bisping just sinks the hooks in.
Michael Bisping is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bisping tightening his grip on Filipowicz, looking for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bisping 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!
Michael Bisping thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Glazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Holloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Glazer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Holloway's chin.
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142 lbs
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143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Glazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glazer lands a nice hook to Holloway's body. Holloway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Glazer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holloway counters with a series of strikes. Glazer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Glazer looks to land a combination but Holloway avoids it well.
Glazer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Glazer fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Glazer. Those never looked like landing.
Glazer misses with a few strikes there.
Holloway throws a jab but it's blocked by Glazer.
Holloway misses with a straight left.
Glazer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glazer cracks Holloway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Glazer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holloway.
Jay Glazer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glazer stalks Holloway and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Holloway's face. Holloway staggers backwards, shaken.
Glazer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glazer misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glazer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Glazer misses.
Glazer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holloway.
Glazer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Glazer misses with a body shot.
Glazer lands with a shot to the body.
Glazer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holloway.
Jay Glazer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glazer misses with the combination.
Glazer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glazer throws a nice looking combination but Holloway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glazer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holloway at a distance.
Glazer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Glazer lands.
Holloway throws a looping overhand right but Glazer ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Glazer. Those never looked like landing.
Holloway throws a lazy uppercut
and Glazer counters with a series of strikes. Holloway will be more careful next time no doubt.
Glazer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holloway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Glazer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glazer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holloway tries to clinch but Glazer moves out of range.
Glazer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holloway.
Glazer tries to bum rush Holloway with a series of wild strikes but Holloway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway has a takedown stuffed.
Holloway looks to throw the jab but Glazer is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazer throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Glazer misses.
Glazer misses with the combination.
Glazer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holloway in his tracks.
Glazer misses with a double jab.
Holloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glazer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Holloway misses the jab.
Glazer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holloway.
Holloway instigates a clinch.
Glazer can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glazer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holloway has him pressed against the cage.
Glazer is trying to break the clinch but Holloway has him pressed against the cage.
Holloway keeps control of Glazer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holloway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glazer's efforts to push away.
Holloway pulls guard successfully.
Glazer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holloway throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Glazer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Glazer swinging wildly here.
Glazer misses with a two punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Holloway there.
No joy there for Glazer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glazer throws a hook but Holloway blocks it.
Glazer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holloway.
Glazer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glazer throws a combination that misses
and Holloway counters with a single leg into guard. Glazer didn't expect that.
Glazer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Glazer is looking to stand up but Holloway isn't so interested in that idea.
Holloway wants to stand but Glazer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazer pushes Holloway off and gets back to his feet.
Holloway throws a jab but it's blocked by Glazer.
Jay Glazer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Glazer. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Glazer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glazer misses with a wild body shot.
Holloway is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Glazer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Glazer misses with a combination
and Holloway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holloway ducks under a wild hook from Glazer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glazer misses with a few strikes there.
Glazer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holloway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holloway might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Holloway misses with an uppercut. Glazer saw that one coming.
Glazer is looking to wear down Holloway with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Glazer misses with a double jab
and Holloway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glazer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Glazer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holloway swings for the body but Glazer moves out of range.
Glazer misses with the combination.
Holloway avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway throws a hook to the side of Glazer's head but Glazer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glazer scores with a jab.
Holloway throws a body punch but Glazer moves out of range.
Glazer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glazer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holloway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holloway throws a hook to the side of Glazer's head but Glazer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glazer misses with the combination.
Jay Glazer is winning the standup battle so far.
Glazer misses with the combination.
No joy there for Glazer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glazer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glazer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glazer looks to land a combination but Holloway avoids it well.
Glazer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holloway scores with a jab to the head.
Glazer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holloway.
Glazer misses the shot to the body.
Holloway moves in looking to clinch but Glazer pushes him off.
Holloway moves away from the strike by Glazer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glazer fails to land with a series of punches.
Holloway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holloway misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Jay Glazer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Glazer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Glazer connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Holloway misses.
Glazer fails to land with a series of punches.
Glazer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glazer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glazer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holloway on the side of the head.
Glazer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Glazer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holloway doesn't seem phased though.
Glazer scores with a one two! Holloway had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Glazer clobbers Holloway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holloway closes the distance and clinches up with Glazer, looking for a takedown. Holloway pushes Glazer against the cage but Glazer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Glazer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Glazer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glazer misses with a combination
and Holloway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazer throws a series of punches but Holloway avoids them all with ease.
Glazer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glazer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glazer throws a series of punches but Holloway moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glazer.
Holloway needs to keep his hands up - Glazer had a free shot at his head there.
Glazer throws a series of punches but Holloway avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Glazer does no damage.
Holloway shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Glazer but Glazer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Glazer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Glazer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holloway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glazer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glazer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holloway counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holloway.
Holloway tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jay Glazer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Holloway.
Holloway lands a hook that snaps the head of Glazer backwards.
Glazer is trying to force a seperation but Holloway has the dominant position.
Glazer has had enough of the clinch but Holloway keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holloway prevents Glazer from breaking the clinch.
Jay Glazer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holloway drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Glazer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
George Holloway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holloway looking to slow down the pace here.
Glazer tries to circle away but Holloway has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Holloway fails to land.
Holloway can't find room to land a body shot as Glazer controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Glazer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glazer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Glazer!
Jay Glazer very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Falacata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Deuce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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269 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Falacata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Deuce!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deuce cracks a nice hook into Falacata's ribs.
Deuce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Falacata.
A telegraphed right hand from Falacata misses the target.
Falacata misses with a low kick as Deuce jumps back.
Falacata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some bone on bone action there as Deuce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Falacata thows a body shot but no joy.
Falacata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deuce.
Falacata clinches up against the cage.
Falacata lands an elbow inside that Deuce shrugs off.
Falacata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falacata throws a lazy right hand but Deuce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deuce ducks under a wild hook from Falacata.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Falacata lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deuce has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deuce and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Falacata just misses with a punch to the body.
Deuce misses with the combination.
Falacata closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falacata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Falacata has Deuce pushed against the cage.
Falacata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Deuce looks gassed!
Falacata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deuce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Falacata.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falacata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Falacata on the inside.
Falacata lands an elbow that stopped Deuce in his tracks for a moment.
Deuce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Falacata unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falacata lands a damaging elbow.
Falacata drops Deuce with a big knee straight up the middle! Deuce is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Deuce is rocked!
Falacata swinging wildly here.
Deuce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Deuce glances at the clock... BAM! Falacata nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Deuce crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Deuce is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vic Falacata!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iury Sinistrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurij Boreiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinistrov's entrance music is Rock you like a hurricane. A fine choice. Boreiko has chosen Marpo - Muay Thai as his entrance music. The key to victory for Iury Sinistrov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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278 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iury Sinistrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jurij Boreiko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boreiko misses with a body kick.
Sinistrov misses with the combination.
Boreiko dodges the punch combination from Sinistrov.
Boreiko moves into the clinch.
Sinistrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinistrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boreiko lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Iury Sinistrov has been cut.
Sinistrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boreiko avoids it.
Sinistrov blocks an elbow strike.
Sinistrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Boreiko.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it misses.
Sinistrov avoids the elbow strike from Boreiko, against the cage.
Sinistrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boreiko.
Sinistrov blocks the elbow strike.
Boreiko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boreiko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boreiko misses with an elbow over the top.
Sinistrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Boreiko won't allow it.
Boreiko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boreiko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boreiko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sinistrov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinistrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boreiko misses with an elbow strike.
Boreiko misses with an elbow over the top.
Sinistrov stalling in the clinch but Boreiko improves position.
Sinistrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sinistrov.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boreiko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boreiko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sinistrov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boreiko is pressing down on Sinistrov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boreiko looking for a sweep. Not yet Boreiko, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinistrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boreiko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sinistrov trying to control but Boreiko is working from the bottom.
Boreiko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Boreiko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sinistrov looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boreiko blocks Sinistrov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Boreiko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sinistrov tries to lock up and control but Boreiko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boreiko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boreiko looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sinistrov covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurij Boreiko!
A very excited looking Jurij Boreiko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Bedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rush - Sensation. Alistair Overeem looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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19
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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256 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karol Bedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedorf with a lazy takedown attempt
and Overeem counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bedorf is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bedorf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Bedorf drives through with a takedown into Overeem's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bedorf stands and throws Overeem's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bedorf has hold of Overeem's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Overeem seems comfortable defending it but Bedorf has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Overeem is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Overeem is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bedorf couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Karol Bedorf!
A victorious Karol Bedorf 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 Gordon Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JayDe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen dnb-nc 17 as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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254 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, JayDe Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
It looks like JayDe Jackson has been cut.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Gordon Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Power then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Power ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Power lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
A nice combination there by Power.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Power lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Power lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Power.
Power cracks Jackson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jackson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Power pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jackson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Power!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marva Kuebler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saifullah Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marva Kuebler had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Marva Kuebler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saifullah Gaziev's chin.
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165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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25
164 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marva Kuebler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saifullah Gaziev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuebler checks a leg kick nicely.
Kuebler looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gaziev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaziev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuebler gets caught napping as Gaziev dives in and scores a takedown. Kuebler manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gaziev throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuebler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gaziev is desperately trying to improve his position but Kuebler has a good base and remains in mount.
Gaziev wants to control but Kuebler is having none of it.
Kuebler goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gaziev is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuebler is looking for a triangle but Gaziev pushes his legs off easily.
Gaziev trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuebler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaziev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuebler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gaziev passes into side control.
Kuebler is looking to regain half guard here but Gaziev keeps moving and retains side control.
Gaziev landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuebler is trying to improve his position.
Gaziev is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kuebler's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gaziev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gaziev controlling the position.
Gaziev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kuebler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev working the ground and pound from side control.
Gaziev tries for a kimura but Kuebler is defending well.
Kuebler tries to bench press Gaziev off him but Gaziev keeps the position.
Kuebler taking a bit of punishment here - Gaziev scoring with strikes.
Check out the look on Gaziev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kuebler looks to move to half guard but instead Gaziev has passed into mount! Damn!
Kuebler is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev blocks Kuebler's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kuebler can't escape the position.
Kuebler taking shots to the head.
Gaziev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kuebler tries to reverse the position but Gaziev maintains control.
Gaziev content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaziev with good strikes from the mount here!
Kuebler is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaziev is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kuebler can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kuebler throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gaziev. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saifullah Gaziev 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.
Gaziev sizes up Kuebler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Kuebler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gaziev lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Kuebler out cold! Kuebler is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Saifullah Gaziev!
In his post fight interview, Saifullah Gaziev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Garza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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166 lbs
9 - 1 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Garza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasi Nurminen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza fakes the leg kick and cracks Nurminen in the body.
Garza throws a sloppy head kick and Nurminen moves out of range easily.
Garza looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurminen is just out of range.
Nurminen misses with a two punch combination.
Nurminen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nurminen looks to throw the jab but Garza is out of range.
Garza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nurminen misses with a looping right.
Nurminen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garza was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
Nurminen doesn't manage to clinch there - Garza circles away.
Nurminen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garza looks to land a left hand but Nurminen moved out of range nicely.
Pasi Nurminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garza moves away.
Garza staying out of range there.
Garza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nurminen moves in looking to clinch but Garza pushes him off.
Garza swats away the attempt to clinch by Nurminen.
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garza was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
Garza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garza misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurminen throws a right and a left that Garza avoids nicely.
Nurminen doesn't manage to clinch there - Garza circles away.
Nurminen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garza, pushing him back against the cage.
Nurminen effectively controlling the action here.
Garza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurminen is defending well for now.
Garza lands a knee to the head.
Garza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurminen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen controlling the action here for a moment.
Nurminen tries to work over Garza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurminen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nurminen lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurminen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nurminen.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nurminen lands a right hand.
It looks like Pablo Garza has been cut.
Garza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nurminen lands an uppercut.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nurminen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garzas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurminen works on Garza's body with a couple of short punches.
Garza trying to control the position but instead, Nurminen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garza into the cage.
Nurminen manages to break the clinch.
Garza missing with a left hand there. Nurminen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garza tries to keep at a distance but Nurminen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nurminen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garza missing with knees to the body.
Garza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nurminen blocks it with crossed arms.
Nurminen managing to block the knees to the body from Garza.
Come on Nurminen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nurminen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Garza stops a takedown attempt from Nurminen.
Nurminen swings wildly with an uppercut but Garza uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
Nurminen swings wildly with an uppercut but Garza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nurminen.
Nurminen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but Nurminen blocks with his arms.
Garza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurminen.
Garza misses with a knee strike.
Garza tries a knee to the head but Nurminen blocks it.
Nurminen lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nurminen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garza misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pasi Nurminen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Garza's cut.
That's time! Garza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nurminen punishes Garza's body with a nice straight punch.
Garza slips a jab and a cross from Nurminen.
Nurminen looks to land a right hand but Garza moved out of range.
Nurminen misses with a combination
and Garza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garza pushes Nurminen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pasi Nurminen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garza takes a shot to the head.
Nurminen taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Nurminen.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nurminen breaks the clinch.
Nurminen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurminen throws a combination that misses
and Garza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crunch! Garza slams his shin into Nurminen's torso.
Garza throws a right and a left that Nurminen avoids nicely.
Nurminen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garza misses with a two punch combination.
Garza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nurminen, pushing him back against the cage.
Garza crunches a lovely knee into Nurminen's ribcage.
Nurminen misses with a punch to the body.
Garza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nurminen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nurminen lands a nice uppercut.
Garza missing with knees to the body.
Garza landing knees to the head.
Nurminen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nurminen has Garza pressed against the cage.
Nurminen scores with a shot to the side of Garza's head.
Garza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nurminen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nurminen misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands a body shot.
Nurminen lands a shoulder strike.
Garza wants to stall.
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!
Nurminen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
Nurminen lands with a left to the head.
Nurminen has Garza pressed against the cage.
Nurminen presses Garza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nurminen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nurminen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
Garza missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Nurminen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurminen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nurminen.
Garza tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurminen avoids the damage to the body.
Nurminen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garza takes a shot to the head.
Nurminen lands a left hand.
Garza lands a good knee to the midsection. Nurminen won't want to take too many of those.
Nurminen stalls.
Garza tries a knee to the head but Nurminen blocks it.
Nurminen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurminen lands with a light punch inside.
Garza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nurminen blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Nurminen.
Nurminen cracks Garza with a nice body shot.
Garza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurminen avoids it.
Garza trying to land knees to the body.
Garza misses with a knee to the head.
Nurminen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Garza is defending well.
A knee to the head by Garza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen tries to work over Garza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garza wants to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurminen is pushing Garza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nurminen lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurminen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nurminen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nurminen connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurminen swings for the body but Garza moves out of range.
A big right from Nurminen misses.
Nurminen lands a nice hook to Garza's body. Garza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Nurminen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Garza's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurminen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurminen throws a jab when Garza was well out of range.
Garza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurminen misses with an uppercut. Garza saw that one coming.
Nurminen moves into the clinch.
Nurminen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurminen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nurminen lands a right hand.
Nurminen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nurminen breaks from the clinch.
Nurminen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nurminen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nurminen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurminen manages to break the clinch.
Nurminen cracks Garza with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen lands with a nice combination. Garza backs away looking to recover.
Nurminen throws a series of punches but Garza moves out of range.
Nurminen misses with an uppercut. Garza saw that one coming.
Nurminen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nurminen misses with the combination.
Nurminen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garza on the side of the head.
Garza avoids the body shot from Nurminen.
Nurminen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurminen misses with a right hand
and Garza counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nurminen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Garza dodges the punch combination from Nurminen.
Nurminen swings widly with a right hand
and Garza counters with a nice body kick.
Nurminen wants to clinch.
Nurminen throws a jab when Garza was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garza takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garza tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurminen avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurminen.
Nurminen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nurminen digs a right hand into Garza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garza's gas tank.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nurminen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Garza trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza trying to land knees to the body.
Nurminen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
Nurminen stalling against the cage.
Nurminen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nurminen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garzas head.
Garza looking to throw knees to the head but Nurminen is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurminen.
Garza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurminen is defending well for now.
Garza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nurminen's face.
Nurminen can't find room to land a body shot as Garza controls the action.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but Nurminen blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garza looking to throw knees to the head but Nurminen is blocking nicely.
Nurminen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garza backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen is struggling to control the position.
Garza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nurminen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nurminen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nurminen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Garza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nurminen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pablo Garza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pasi Nurminen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pasi Nurminen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nurminen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasi Nurminen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nurminen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasi Nurminen!
Pasi Nurminen is the new lightweight champion!
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