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PCL 108: Revolt of Sogdia PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lindh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bean's choice of entrance music: Raising Hell. Peter Lindh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ron Bean's chin.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Lindh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Bean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bean tries to clinch there but Lindh circles away.
Lindh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Lindh.
Lindh tries to score with a low kick but Bean moves his leg out of the way.
Lindh thows a body shot but no joy.
Bean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lindh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peter Lindh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindh throws a nice looking combination but Bean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lindh lands with an overhand left.
Lindh digs a good hook to Bean's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bean on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No joy there for Lindh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean scores with a head kick. Lindh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Lindh wants to clinch
and Bean counters with a three punch combo that has Lindh backing up. Lindh nods at Bean to acknowledge the strikes.
Lindh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lindh doesn't manage to clinch there - Bean circles away.
Bean lands a glancing blow to the side of Lindh's head.
Bean throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lindh misses with an uppercut. Bean saw that one coming.
Lindh lands with an overhand left.
Lindh looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Lindh moves in looking to clinch but Bean pushes him off.
Lindh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Lindh ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Bean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lindh misses with a body shot.
Lindh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bean blocks the leg kick.
Lindh throws a shot from downtown. Bean moves away and avoids it.
Lindh slips a jab and a cross from Bean.
Lindh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bean wants to clinch up but Lindh keeps it at a distance.
Lindh throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lindh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bean.
Lindh swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Lindh there.
Bean jabs at Lindh's body.
Bean blocks a jab.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Bean takes one to the side of the head.
Bean is rocked!
Bean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bean is still on wobbly legs! Can Lindh finish him?
Lindh misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindh walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bean drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lindh swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bean's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Lindh!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Peter Lindh made sure he mentioned Hopkins Athletics, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins has chosen Beginning of the End as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Louner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Collins!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and Louner moves out of range easily.
Collins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Louner. Louner obviously looking to wear him down.
Louner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collins throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Louner.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt - Louner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Collins misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Collins.
Louner misses with a hook. Collins ducked under it nicely.
Louner throws a jab but it's blocked by Collins.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins throws a body punch but Louner moves out of range.
Uno Louner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins swings for the body but Louner moves out of range.
A jab from Louner finds it's way through Collins's defenses.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louner throws a looping overhand right but Collins ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Louner.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Collins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louner.
Louner lands with a good body shot.
Louner misses with a wild combination.
Louner scores with a jab.
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
Louner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Collins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Collins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Collins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Louner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Collins throws a body punch but Louner moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louner slips under a jab.
Louner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collins throws out the jab.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Louner is just out of range.
Louner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Louner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Louner rather than just go for the knockout.
Collins tries to land a leg kick but Louner saw it coming and moves away.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Louner sprawls well. Louner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Collins shoots in looking for a takedown. Louner tries to sprawl out of it but Collins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Louner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uno Louner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Collins.
Louner misses the shot to the body.
Louner is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Louner avoids the head kick by Collins.
Collins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Louner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Collins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Louner.
Collins takes a swing at Louner's ribcage but misses.
Louner scores with the left hand. Collins knows he should have avoided that one.
Collins takes a swing at Louner's ribcage but misses.
Louner slips under a jab.
Collins missing with a left hand there. Louner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Collins.
Louner stuffs the takedown attempt from Collins. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Collins is predictable there
and Louner counters with a straight right hand.
Louner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Louner lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Collins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Louner stopping the sweep attempt from Collins.
Collins has control of Louner's left arm, preventing Louner from doing any damage.
Louner throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Louner landing some decent shots from guard.
Louner trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Louner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louner moves away.
Horrible takedown by Collins or perhaps it was just good defense by Louner which made him look bad.
Louner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Louner misses with a straight right.
Louner lands a jab to Collins's midsection.
Louner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Collins's hands.
Louner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Louner lands a body shot.
Uno Louner is winning the standup battle so far.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Louner scores with a nice strike.
Louner slips under a jab.
Louner staying out of range there.
Louner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.
Louner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Collins backs up against the cage.
A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.
Collins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louner. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Louner defending well as Collins loads up on a big left hand.
Collins shoots in for a double leg but Louner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Louner fails with the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Louner.
No luck for Collins with that takedown attempt.
Uno Louner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Collins.
Louner throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Louner blocks a head kick by Collins.
Louner throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Louner shoots in for a double leg but Collins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Louner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Louner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Collins throws a lazy right hand but Louner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Louner blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louner.
Louner's corner calls for a 1-2. Louner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Collins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Louner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Collins scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a leg kick but Louner checks it.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louner throws out a powerful jab.
Louner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Collins swings for the body but Louner moves out of range.
Collins scores with the left hand. Louner knows he should have avoided that one.
Louner scores with a jab to the head.
Louner scores with a hook to the body. Collins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Collins slips under a jab.
Louner with a nice cross.
Louner scores with a three punch combo!
Collins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Louner counters with a left and a right that stings Collins.
Louner scores with a jab to the head.
Louner walks into a stiff left hand from Collins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Collins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Louner is out of range.
Louner sizes up Collins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Collins shoots in but Louner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Louner stuffs the takedown attempt from Collins. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Collins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Collins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Louner thuds a left hand into Collins's body.
Collins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louner moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Louner counters with a stiff right hand.
Collins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Louner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Collins.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Louner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Collins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Louner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louner moves away.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Louner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Collins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Louner.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Louner saw that one coming.
Collins tries to move into range but Louner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
Collins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Collins takes a swing at Louner's ribcage but misses.
Louner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins moves out of range of the strikes.
Louner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louner throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Collins to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Louner.
Louner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Louner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Collinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Louner misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Louner.
Louner shoots in and bounces Collins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Collins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Louner postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner postures up and lands a big shot to Collins's brow.
Louner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Louner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Louner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Louner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Louner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Collins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Louner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Collins is working away from the top position though.
Collins controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Collins.
Louner is staying active underneath Collins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Collins trying to control from Louner's half guard. Louner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
Uno Louner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins trying to control but Louner is working from the bottom.
Dave Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louner is controlling Collins's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Collins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louner.
Uno Louner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins moves away from the strike by Louner.
Louner lunges at Collins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Collins's hand.
Louner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Collins walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Louner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Louner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uno Louner!
An out of breath and clearly excited Uno Louner thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Foti Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasa's entrance music is Highway to Hell (AC/DC). A fine choice. Barron has chosen Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers as his entrance music. Phillip Barron has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Foti Vasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phillip Barron!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasa.
Barron thows a leg kick but Vasa checks it
and Vasa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Barron.
Barron connects with a right hand. Vasa shakes it off.
Barron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vasa shoots for a double leg takedown but Barron sprawls well. He's pushed Vasa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barron's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vasa under the eye.
Vasa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barron will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barron shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vasa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vasa is trying to buck Barron off.
Barron is trying to move to mount but Vasa reverses beautifully and ends up in Barron's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barron seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa postures up in Barron's guard and throws a big left but Barron blocks it.
Vasa throwing strikes from guard but Barron blocks nicely.
Barron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasa connects with a couple of short punches.
Barron is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vasa landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasa landing some decent shots from guard.
Vasa with a nice head shot there.
Vasa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vasa won't allow Barron to sweep him here.
Vasa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vasa connects with a couple of short punches.
Barron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vasa.
Barron bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vasa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa wants to sweep but no luck.
Vasa pulls Barron in to control the position.
Vasa can't keep his opponent in guard - Barron advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vasa controlling the position well.
Barron wants to control but Vasa is keeping him busy.
Barron wants to pass to mount but Vasa is defending the position.
Barron is working for a submission of some sort.
Vasa trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron is looking to take a break and control but Vasa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barron scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vasa is looking for a sweep. Barron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Barron connects with a nice short shot to Vasa's temple.
Barron missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barron.
Vasa is trying to control but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barron seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phillip Barron will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barron throws a leg kick but Vasa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barron blocks a head kick by Vasa.
Barron lands a head kick!
Vasa misses with a takedown
and Barron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barron counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Phillip Barron has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Barron looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vasa won't allow Barron to pass to mount.
Vasa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barron is working away from the top position though.
Barron keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barron trying to control from half guard but Vasa is working away.
Barron might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vasa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barron pulls his head out easily.
Barron passes into side control, despite Vasa's attempt to control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Barron postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barron cracks Vasa with a big right hand but Vasa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barron in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vasa tries to bench press Barron off him but Barron keeps the position.
Vasa struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasa tries to buck Barron off but Barron is having none of it.
Barron trying to control the position but Vasa is working away.
Barron controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barron lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barron happy to just control the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasa tries to bench press Barron off him but Barron keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron landing a few strikes.
Barron is looking to take a break and control but Vasa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barron fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barron wants to control but Vasa is keeping him busy.
Vasa being controlled for a moment.
Vasa taking a bit of punishment here - Barron scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron looks up at the clock and then as Vasa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barron smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Barron misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vasa stops Barron from passing to mount.
Barron has knee on belly and moves into mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barron in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barron cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vasa is rocked!
Vasa is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Vasa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barron connects with a bit shot that sees Vasa covering up! More strikes from Barron and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barron is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Barron!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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30
160 lbs
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27
140 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO 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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cassius Payne!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
S is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Payne.
S throws a nice head kick!
S throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cassius Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
S is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payne misses with a hook
and S counters with a head kick. That will keep Payne thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
S scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from S. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from S.
S avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payne.
S is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but S is just out of range.
Payne tries to bum rush S with a series of wild strikes but S uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Payne misses with a hook. S ducked under it nicely.
Payne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
S throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
S throws a series of punches but Payne moves out of range.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
S clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by S.
It looks like Cassius Payne has been cut.
Payne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. S gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Romano S has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassius Payne.
S creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payne's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
S tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payne's elbow.
A shot in the inside from S.
S scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne avoiding damage as S throws knees to the body.
Payne avoiding damage as S throws knees to the body.
Payne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
S lands an elbow that stopped Payne in his tracks for a moment.
S using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Payne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
S missing with knees to the body.
S misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Payne.
With the fighters up against the cage, S throws an elbow but misses.
S lands an elbow just above Payne 's eye.
Payne jumps guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Payne looking to hit a scissor sweep but S is one step ahead there.
S got a little sloppy there for a moment and Payne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, S has managed to get both his arms back between Payne's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
S gets to his feet. Payne looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
S just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Payne throws an overhand right that lands on S's shoulder, as S tries to avoid the shot.
S thows a body shot but no joy.
S tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. S does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but S is just out of range.
Payne has a takedown stuffed.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and S counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Payne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
S pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payne dives in and scores a takedown into S's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
S wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
S is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Payne is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano S dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cassius Payne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Payne lands a jab to S's midsection.
S throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
S pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payne moves forwards but S connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Payne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
S lands a right hook to the body.
Payne shoots in but no luck this time.
S keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
S works the jab nicely.
Payne shoots in but no luck this time.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and S counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
S misses with a wild body shot.
S throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. S sees it coming and avoids it easily.
S tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
S lands with a kick to the ribs.
S defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Payne throws a right and a left that S avoids nicely.
Payne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from S.
S scores with the left hand. Payne knows he should have avoided that one.
S looks for the body kick but Payne saw that one coming.
Payne throws a right and a left that S avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as S lands an impressive looking overhand right. Payne doesn't seem phased though.
Payne takes a swing at S's ribcage but misses.
S throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.
S scores with a nice head shot.
S scores with a jab to the jaw.
S misses with a head kick.
S misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from S.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
S throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
S tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Romano S has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassius Payne.
S lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romano S is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting S counter with a right hand.
Payne throws a combination that misses
and S counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
S tries a head kick but it misses.
Payne misses with a body shot
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - S finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Payne throws a looping overhand right but S ducks down to avoid it.
S showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payne.
Cassius Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
S getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
S uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payne.
S uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.
S throws a head kick that misses.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne avoids the head kick by S.
Payne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
S throws a nice head kick!
S jabs at Payne's body.
A big left from S misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano S dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cassius Payne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Payne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
S avoids the head kick by Payne.
Payne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Payne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
S is controlling Payne's posture.
Payne throws an elbow that misses. S uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Payne's guard. Nice move by S!
Payne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Payne working a defensive guard here.
Payne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. S gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Payne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. S defends it easily.
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.
Payne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Payne is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, S has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Payne swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and S is now in Payne's guard. A big mistake from Payne there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne has his foot on S's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. S works his way back into a safe position though.
Cassius Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
S stops Payne from standing up.
Payne throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Payne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
S on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if S tries to get out of the position.
Payne is looking for a kimura here.
S avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Payne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Payne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so S is just riding it out for now. Payne eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cassius Payne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think S has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano S!
A very excited looking Romano S 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marko Metwursti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Metwursti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Taylor's chin.
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25
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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27
167 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marko Metwursti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metwursti tries to clinch up.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Metwursti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Metwursti's guard.
Metwursti looking to control.
Metwursti keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Metwursti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Taylor is sitting in close to Metwursti's body. Metwursti has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Taylor is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Taylor is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Metwursti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marko Metwursti!
Marko Metwursti decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keast Gaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaard comes to the cage accompanied by Otto Brandenburg - Når en Sailor Går i Land. Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
178 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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27
184 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Gaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
Gaard swinging wildly here.
Gaard swinging wildly here.
Stamatis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stamatis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gaard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stamatis somewhat.
Stamatis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaard lands a nice shot to the body.
Stamatis throws the kick towards the body but Gaard avoids it.
Gaard takes a swing at Stamatis's ribcage but misses.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stamatis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaard gets caught napping as Stamatis dives in and scores a takedown. Gaard manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stamatis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis with a nice head shot there.
Stamatis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stamatis stops Gaard from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stamatis throws a big elbow that misses.
Gaard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stamatis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gaard's head.
Gaard keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Stamatis postures up in Gaard's guard and throws a big left but Gaard blocks it.
Stamatis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stamatis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stamatis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stamatis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaard's head.
Gaard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stamatis on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis stops Gaard from standing up.
Gaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stamatis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stamatis stands up over Gaard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gaard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gaard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stamatis.
Stamatis pushes down on Gaard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaard is looking to escape.
Stamatis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stamatis is working for a submission of some sort.
Stamatis trying to control from half guard but Gaard is working away.
Stamatis works his way into full mount!
Gaard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stamatis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Stamatis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stamatis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gaard squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stamatis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gaard?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Gaard scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Stamatis land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Stamatis stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Athan Stamatis!
Athan Stamatis really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that $10 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
196 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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192 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holder moves out of range of the body kick from Punani.
An inside leg kick lands from Holder.
A decent looking cross lands there for Punani.
Holder lands a jab to the head.
Holder tries to land a front kick but Punani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Punani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punani.
A head kick misses from Holder.
Punani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holder throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Holder. Beautiful body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Holder.
Punani misses with a body shot.
Punani misses with a few strikes there.
Holder with a nice cross.
Punani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Punani.
Holder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Punani misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani lands with a slapping head kick.
Punani misses with a low kick.
Holder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Punani.
Punani scores with a hook to the body. Holder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Punani listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Punani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Punani looks to throw the jab but Holder is out of range.
Punani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holder lands with a hook. Punani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harry Punani 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!
Holder lands a leg kick that knocks Punani off balance momentarily.
Punani lands a leg kick that knocks Holder off balance momentarily.
Punani misses with a body shot
and Holder counters with an outside leg kick.
Holder needs to keep his hands up - Punani had a free shot at his head there.
Punani throws a hook but Holder blocks it.
Punani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder has closed the distance and engaged Punani in a clinch.
Punani trying to land knees to the body.
Punani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
Holder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Punani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holder stalling the fight.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holder pushes Punani back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped Punani in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Harry Punani has been cut.
Punani lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punani.
Holder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holders head.
Holder is leaning against Punani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Punani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Punani.
Holder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holder avoids a wild elbow strike from Punani.
Punani throws an elbow but it misses.
Punani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Punani.
A short left from Punani.
Holder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Punani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Punani.
Holder can't find room to land a body shot as Punani controls the action.
Holder working hard to break the clinch.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani dodges an elbow strike from Holder.
Holder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holder takes the fight into the clinch.
Holder stalls.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Punani struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Punani - that landed with a thud.
Holder missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punani controlling the action here for a moment.
Punani dodges an elbow strike from Holder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Punani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Punani's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Punani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punani connects with a solid leg kick.
Holder looks to land a body kick but Punani moved away.
Punani misses the shot to the body.
Punani gets a takedown into half guard.
Punani tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holder knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holder controlling the position for now.
Punani thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Punani stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani passes the guard and advances to mount!
Punani fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Punani has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Punani cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Punani misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Punani tries to control but Holder wriggling away.
Punani misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani with good strikes from the mount here!
Punani throwing strikes here but Holder is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Punani in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Punani punishing his opponent with strikes.
Punani looking to control but Holder is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Holder is in a horrible position here. Punani smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Punani throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani landing strikes from the mount and Holder is in trouble!
Holder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Holder sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Punani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Punani thows a huge punch but Holder dodges it nicely.
Punani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Punani is trying to control. Holder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Punani is just content to waste time from the top position. Holder takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Punani content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani landing some decent shots from guard.
Punani throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Punani.
Holder can't keep his opponent in guard - Punani advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Punani wants to take a breather but Holder is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punani keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Holder on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Punani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Punani's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Holder throws a body punch but Punani moves out of range.
Holder throws a big shot that misses.
Punani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Holder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holder tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holder throws a leg kick but Punani sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holder throws a body kick that misses.
Holder throws a head kick that misses.
Punani moves away from the strike by Holder.
Punani thows a body shot but no joy.
Punani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holder was well out of range. Poor timing from Punani.
Punani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Punani is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holder rather than just go for the knockout.
Holder walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Punani dives in and grabs Holder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holder pushes down on Punani's head and hops out.
Punani moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holder is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punani.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holder lands an elbow inside that Punani shrugs off.
Punani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
Punani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holder taking a breather.
Punani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Punani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punani throws a punch but it's blocked by Holder.
Holder avoiding damage as Punani throws knees to the body.
Harry Punani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harry Punani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holder stalling the fight.
Punani tries to throw a body punch but Holder avoids it by throwing Punani back against the cage.
Punani tries to work over Holder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Punani tries a body shot but Holder blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punani avoids it.
Punani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holder backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punani.
Holder slows down the pace here.
Holder wants to get back to striking at distance but Punani won't allow it.
Punani works on Holder's body with a couple of short punches.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Punani misses with a punch to the body.
Holder blocking some punches.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holder prevents a body shot from Punani.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani pushes Holder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punani is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luke Holder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Holder - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Holder takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holder manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Punani.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Punani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Punani 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 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Punani!
A victorious Harry Punani thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosede Adwamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adwamba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Execution Style. This should be fireworks!
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220 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bosede Adwamba!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordemar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses.
Adwamba lands a nice shot to the body.
Adwamba avoids the head kick by Nordemar.
Adwamba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adwamba fails to land with a series of punches.
Nordemar avoids the head kick by Adwamba.
Nordemar moves out of range as Adwamba throws a body kick.
Nordemar moves away from the strike by Adwamba.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adwamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adwamba looks to land a left hand but Nordemar moved out of range nicely.
Adwamba tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Adwamba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordemar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosede Adwamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar tries a head kick but it misses.
Adwamba scoring well with a low kick there.
Nordemar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adwamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whack! Adwamba lands a heavy head kick that drops Nordemar. The ref tackles Adwamba to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Nordemar was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bosede Adwamba!
Bosede Adwamba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharitonov comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT - Raggae All Day. Vladimir Kharitonov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helgi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kharitonov.
Helgi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kharitonov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Kharitonov punishes Helgi's body with a nice straight punch.
Helgi scores with a nice head shot.
Helgi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi misses with a wild body shot.
Helgi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Helgi.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Helgi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Helgi counter with a right hand.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick that knocks Helgi off balance momentarily.
Helgi jabs Kharitonov right on the nose. Kharitonov blinks but takes it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kharitonov.
A solid body kick from Kharitonov.
Helgi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kharitonov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kharitonov thumps Helgi with a low kick.
Kharitonov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Helgi eats them both and turns towards Kharitonov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kharitonov misses with an uppercut.
Helgi cracks Kharitonov with an open hand slap.
Kharitonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helgi misses with a looping right.
Helgi looks to land a left hand but Kharitonov moved out of range nicely.
Kharitonov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kharitonov misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Kharitonov.
Helgi scores with a shot to the body.
Helgi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kharitonov lands a head kick!
Kharitonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helgi thows a body kick. Kharitonov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helgi checks a leg kick nicely.
Kharitonov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Helgi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Helgi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kharitonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kharitonov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kharitonov wants to clinch up but Helgi keeps it at a distance.
Helgi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helgi swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
Helgi loads up on a big right hand but Kharitonov slips the punch.
A jab from Helgi misses.
Helgi throws a head kick but Kharitonov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Helgi is out of range and Kharitonov settles back down.
Kharitonov misses the shot to the body.
Kharitonov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Helgi lands with a nice body punch.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi looks to land a right hand but Kharitonov moved out of range.
Helgi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kharitonov.
Helgi motions for Kharitonov to come forward. Helgi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov lands a head kick!
Helgi tries to clinch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Helgi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helgi moves out of range of the leg kick from Kharitonov.
Helgi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kharitonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Helgi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kharitonov rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Helgi throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Helgi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharitonov throws a low kick, looking for Helgi's leg but Helgi calmly moves out of range.
Kharitonov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Helgi misses with a right hand
and Kharitonov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kharitonov controls his hands.
Helgi throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helgi.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helgi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Helgi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kharitonov can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
Helgi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Helgi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
That's time! Kharitonov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Helgi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kharitonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kharitonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Helgi wants to land a leg kick but Kharitonov is out of range.
Kharitonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kharitonov moves in looking to clinch but Helgi pushes him off.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kharitonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Helgi. That did some damage!
Helgi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helgi.
Kharitonov tries to clinch there but Helgi circles away.
Helgi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharitonov is just out of range.
Kharitonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kharitonov moves in looking to clinch but Helgi pushes him off.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helgi cracks Kharitonov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kharitonov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Helgi pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kharitonov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Helgi!
An out of breath Bjorn Helgi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Conda's choice of entrance music: Los Bastardos Finlandeses - Acapulco. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mad Max!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Max. That's going to slow Conda down.
Max looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Conda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Max scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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.
What's Conda going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Conda is looking to regain half guard here but Max keeps moving and retains side control.
Conda prevents Max from moving into mount.
Conda struggling a bit here.
Conda is trying to improve his position.
Max tries to score with some ground and pound. Conda controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Conda wants to control but Max postures up.
Max advances to mount.
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!
BOOM! Max connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Max working Conda over with strikes here.
Conda bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Conda trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
Max 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.
Max trying to control the position.
Conda trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda stays in close to Max's body and controls the position.
Ana Conda has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Conda blocks the body kick.
Max goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Conda missing with a left hand there. Max was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Max avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Max under the eye.
Max throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Max moves away from the strike by Conda.
Max misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda with a jab.
Max moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Conda just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Conda.
A swing and a miss from Conda.
Max misses with a head kick.
Max shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conda defends it nicely.
Conda pushes Max up against the cage in a clinch.
Max is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conda misses with a punch on the inside.
Max lands with a short shot to the head.
Conda throws a punch but it's blocked by Max.
Max is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Conda can't fight it off and eventually Max manages to take the fight to the floor. Conda looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four 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!
Conda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Max won't allow Conda to sweep him here.
Conda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Max doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Max manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Max trying to control but Conda is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Max controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ana Conda will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Conda lands a nice shot to the body.
Conda tries to close the distance and clinch but Max swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Max. Max obviously looking to wear him down.
Conda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Max.
Conda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Max tries for a takedown but Conda circles away easily
and Conda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conda avoids the head kick by Max.
Conda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Conda leaves Max with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Max.
Conda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Max fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conda avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Max. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max slips under a jab from Conda.
Conda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Max throws the kick towards the body but Conda avoids it.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ana Conda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conda tries to clinch there but Max circles away.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max staying out of range there.
Conda swings for the body but Max moves out of range.
Conda lands a high kick!
Conda misses with an uppercut. Max saw that one coming.
Conda cracks Max with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Max.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max moves out of range as Conda strikes.
Conda is looking to clinch but Max is avoiding it.
Max scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Max works his way into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max is staying tight to Conda's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Conda is looking to reverse the position.
Max controlling the position.
Max's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is looking to take a break and control but Conda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mad Max wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Max looks to land a body kick but Conda moved away.
Max fails with an attempt to clinch.
Max moves out of range as Conda strikes.
Max throws a push kick but Conda slaps the foot to one side.
Conda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Max as Conda shoots in.
Max moves away from the strike by Conda.
Max misses with a head kick.
Max takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Conda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Conda misses.
Conda throws the left hand but Max avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Conda.
Max throws out a leg kick but Conda moves out of range and Max only half commits.
Conda tries for a takedown but Max sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Max shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conda defends it nicely.
Conda throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Max shoots in for a takedown but Conda shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Max paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max looks for the body kick but Conda saw that one coming.
Max feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Max cracks Conda with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ana Conda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Max moves in looking to clinch but Conda pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Max 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Max has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Max there as he acknowledges the shot.
Conda scores with a three punch combo!
Conda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Max lands with a kick to the ribs.
Conda lands a body shot.
Max has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conda scores with a hook to the body.
Max takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max gets control of Conda's arms and successfully pulls guard. Max will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Max is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Conda is aware though and is defending well.
Conda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Max keeping moving, preventing Conda from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max pulls Conda in close to his closed guard and prevents Conda from doing any damage or advancing position.
Max keeping moving, preventing Conda from controlling successfully.
Conda tries to free his leg and advance position but Max is retaining full guard.
Conda with a nice head shot there.
Max trying to control the position.
Max manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Conda manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Max's guard.
Conda wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Max is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Max wants to control the position but Conda says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Max is trying to get back to full guard.
Max has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conda is working away from the top position though.
Conda controlling the pace.
Mad Max overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conda is working away from the top position though.
Conda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Max!
Conda throws some wild stikes that Max manages to avoid easily.
Max gets back to half guard.
Conda is pressing down on Max's thigh, looking to free his foot. Max is holding on for now.
Conda slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda is keen to just control but Max is a slippery customer.
Conda controlling the pace.
Conda trying to control the action but Max is working from the bottom.
Conda wants to pass the guard but Max is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ana Conda.
Conda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Max tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Conda is in Max's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Max goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Max forces Conda back against the cage and clinches.
Conda lands a shot to the body.
Max leaning against his opponent.
Conda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Max swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Max with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conda is leaning against Max and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Max blocking some punches.
Conda misses with a punch to the body.
Conda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Max is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Max takes an elbow to the temple.
Conda gets through Max's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Conda.
Conda blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Conda.
Max is trying to maintain a safe position but Conda gets an underhook and turns Max into the cage.
Conda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Max's elbow.
Conda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conda.
Conda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Max blocking some punches.
Max trying to land knees to the body.
Max blocks an uppercut.
Conda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conda misses with a punch to the body.
Conda working aggressively here.
Conda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Max is rocked!
Conda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Max is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Max fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ana Conda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max controlling the action here for a moment.
Max seems to have got his legs back now.
Max throws a punch but it's blocked by Conda.
Conda looking to stall.
Conda working aggressively here.
Conda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conda letting Max take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Conda working aggressively here.
Conda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conda can't find room to land a body shot as Max controls the action.
Conda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Max backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Max blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Conda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Max has a couple of punches blocked by Conda.
Max scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conda.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Max creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Max tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conda's elbow.
Max jumps guard and drags Conda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Conda trying to control the position from guard on top but Max is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Max tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conda controls the pace.
Conda wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Conda throws an elbow that misses. Max uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conda's guard. Nice move by Max!
Max stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conda is pulling down on Max's head to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max trying to control but Conda is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Conda misses its intended target.
Max lands a high kick!
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Conda circles away.
Conda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Max manages to avoid it.
Conda loads up on a big right hand but Max slips the punch.
Max rushes Conda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Max is trying to drag Conda to the mat but Conda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Conda misses with a body punch.
Max blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Max makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conda misses with an elbow strike.
Max with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Max controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max misses with some punches.
Max trying to stall but Conda improves his position.
Conda taking a breather.
Max pushes off an throws an elbow but Conda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Conda misses with a body punch.
Conda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Max backwards.
Conda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Conda tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Conda back against the cage.
Conda misses with a punch on the inside.
Conda throws a punch but it's blocked by Max.
Conda blocks an uppercut.
Max jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conda walks away with a smile on his face. Max gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Max turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Conda lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Max, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Conda circles away.
Max is looking to clinch but Conda is avoiding it.
Conda misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Conda misses.
Conda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Max scores with a nice head shot.
Conda leaves Max with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Max. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Conda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Max doesn't seem phased though.
Conda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max ducks under a wild hook from Conda.
Conda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Max throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conda.
Max attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda closes the distance and clinches.
Conda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conda throws a punch but it's blocked by Max.
A head punch on the inside from Max fails to land.
Max stalling against the cage.
Conda swings wildly with an uppercut but Max uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conda throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conda.
Conda missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Max looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Max.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conda as Max tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Max - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mad Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Max misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Conda fails to land.
Max misses with a short punch on the inside.
Max's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Max throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conda blocks it with crossed arms.
Max swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conda misses with a punch on the inside.
Max scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max throws a head punch that misses.
Conda has a couple of punches blocked by Max.
Conda misses with an elbow over the top.
Ana Conda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Max misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ana Conda.
I've got Conda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ana Conda!
Ana Conda is the new lightweight champion!
Ana Conda took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Remeber Jon how I promised to let you win it this time on the jet flight? I lied...'.
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