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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schrute comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dwight Schrute struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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160 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schrute on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leuka. Leuka obviously looking to wear him down.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schrute walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schrute takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Schrute moves out of range.
Leuka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schrute takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leuka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schrute is letting Leuka control him for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka'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.
Schrute throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Schrute is looking to regain half guard here but Leuka keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Leuka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Leuka prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasi Leuka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schrute stalling in the clinch but Leuka improves position.
Leuka presses Schrute against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schrute's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leuka lands an uppercut.
Schrute wants to stall.
Leuka tightens his grip and picks Schrute up, before dumping him to the ground. Schrute manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a big elbow that misses.
Schrute wants to sweep but no luck.
Leuka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lasi Leuka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Leuka cracks Schrute with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leuka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schrute back to the cage. Leuka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leuka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leuka drops Schrute with a beautiful combination! Schrute stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leuka is looking for the KO!
Schrute is rocked!
Leuka lands an uppercut, right on the button! Schrute tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lasi Leuka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jargo Leek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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182 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jargo Leek!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leek throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind Leek 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leek.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
A slow jab from Leek misses its intended target.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Leek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis checks a low kick from Leek.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leek's calf.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Leek moves away and avoids it.
Leek takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leek just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leek manages to avoid it.
Leek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leek throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Leek. Beautiful body shot.
Leek thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis moves out of range as Leek throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Leek throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Leek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leek tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Leek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leek at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis connects with a jab.
Leek is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
Jargo Leek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis slips a straight right by Leek.
Davis tries to bum rush Leek with a series of wild strikes but Leek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leek dips to his left and cracks Davis with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leek fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Leek should have avoided that one.
Davis lands a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leek.
Leek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Leek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though.
Leek connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leek doesn't seem bothered though.
Leek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leek ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Leek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Leek avoiding damage.
Leek misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
A short right from Leek.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Leek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leek misses with a body punch.
Leek misses with some punches.
Leek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Leek throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis trying to stall but Leek improves his position.
Leek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leek backwards.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leek throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Leek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leek.
Leek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Leek's defenses.
Leek scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Antonio Davis has been cut.
Leek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leek tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leek thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Leek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leek lands a big head kick that sends Davis tumbling to the mat! Leek takes a step backwards and waves Davis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Davis is rocked!
Leek plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Davis to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Davis just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jargo Leek!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jargo Leek thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iain Durrant acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Devlin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Durrant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Devlin counters with a series of strikes. Durrant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Durrant looks to land a combination but Devlin avoids it well.
Devlin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durrant has time to react.
Devlin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durrant lands a right hook to the body.
Devlin misses with an uppercut
and Durrant counters with a nice body shot.
Durrant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devlin.
Durrant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Devlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Devlin tries to clinch up.
Devlin moves to clinch but Durrant breaks away
and Durrant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Devlin is rocked!
Durrant pounces like a tiger and cracks Devlin with a vicious hook! Devlin is down but not out! Durrant follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Iain Durrant!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bin JinJu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Askren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bin JinJu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JinJu thuds a left hand into Askren's body.
Askren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Askren feints and as JinJu raises his hands in defense, Askren changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
JinJu is looking for a triangle but Askren pushes his legs off easily.
JinJu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Askren is aware though and is defending well.
Askren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
JinJu keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
JinJu looking for a sweep. Not yet JinJu, not yet.
Askren sitting in guard, not really doing much.
JinJu is looking for a triangle but Askren pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren tries to stand but JinJu is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JinJu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Askren wants to control from the top but JinJu keeps moving.
Askren wants to get up but he can't break JinJu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
JinJu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Askren can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
JinJu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Askren is aware though and is defending well.
Askren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
JinJu looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Askren is defending well. JinJu quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Askren has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! JinJu celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bin JinJu!
Bin JinJu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Melkonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melkonyan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 25/17 . Johnny Brit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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253 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Brit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eduard Melkonyan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melkonyan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Johnny Brit has been cut.
Brit lands a lovely overhand right.
Brit throws a looping overhand right but Melkonyan ducks down to avoid it.
Brit tries to keep at a distance but Melkonyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Melkonyan throws a head punch that misses.
Brit blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melkonyan.
Melkonyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brit backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melkonyan misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melkonyan.
Brit prevents a body shot from Melkonyan.
Brit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melkonyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkonyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brit on the side of the head.
Melkonyan closes the distance and clinches up with Brit, looking for a takedown. Melkonyan pushes Brit against the cage but Brit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Melkonyan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brit defends it nicely.
Brit lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Melkonyan there.
Brit thows a body shot but no joy.
Melkonyan jabs Brit right on the nose. Brit blinks but takes it well.
Johnny Brit's cut is getting worse.
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!
Some wild striking there from Melkonyan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit staying out of range there.
Johnny Brit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melkonyan lands with a straight right. Brit didn't see that one coming.
Melkonyan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brit avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Melkonyan.
Brit is trying to buck Melkonyan off.
Melkonyan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Melkonyan is trying to move to mount but Brit reverses beautifully and ends up in Melkonyan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Melkonyan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brit has managed to get both his arms back between Melkonyan's legs - danger averted.
Brit throws a big right hand that misses.
Brit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Melkonyan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Melkonyan has a closed guard, preventing Brit from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brit won't allow Melkonyan to sweep him here.
Brit throws an elbow that misses. Melkonyan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brit's guard. Nice move by Melkonyan!
Melkonyan wants to control from the top but Brit keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melkonyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduard Melkonyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Brit's cut.
That's time! Brit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice cross by Melkonyan.
Brit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melkonyan moves away.
Melkonyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melkonyan with a poor takedown
and Brit counters with a stiff right hand.
Melkonyan throws a hook but Brit blocks it.
Brit ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Melkonyan's jaw. Melkonyan's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Brit does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Brit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canyon Mikel Scott King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's a fight!!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Clint Foote is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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264 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Canyon Mikel Scott King!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
King slips a jab from Foote.
King loads up on a big right hand but Foote slips the punch.
King misses with a straight right.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Clint Foote has been cut.
Foote tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foote misses with a leg kick.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Foote tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with a body shot.
Foote thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clint Foote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foote gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Foote misses with an uppercut.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clint Foote's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foote was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Foote throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King looks gassed!
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Foote looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but King is defending well. Foote quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! King has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Foote celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clint Foote!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Clint Foote made sure he mentioned [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pro Ject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami comes to the cage accompanied by EMF - Unbelieveble. Pro Ject has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pro Ject!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami swinging wildly here.
Okami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ject.
Okami throws a right hand that misses
and Ject counters with a nice uppercut.
Ject throws a head kick but Okami moves out of range.
Ject avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ject throws a lazy right hand but Okami sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okami listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Okami. Those never looked like landing.
Okami misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ject.
Ject throws a series of punches but Okami avoids them all with ease.
Okami takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ject swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ject dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okami. That did some damage!
Okami looks to land a right hand but Ject moved out of range.
Okami throws a right hand that misses
and Ject makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ject tests Okami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ject dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ject misses with a low kick.
Okami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okami rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ject connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okami tries to clinch there but Ject circles away.
Ject displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okami throws out the jab.
Ject scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ject throws a body kick that misses.
Ject misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ject ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okami thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ject staying out of range there.
Okami scores with a nice right hand.
Okami digs a good hook to Ject's body.
Ject thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okami throws out a loose jab but Ject uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ject throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami throws the left hand but Ject avoids the punch easily.
Okami misses with a straight right.
Ject throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ject misses with the combination.
Okami shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ject pinned against the cage. Ject gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ject swings for the body but Okami moves out of range.
Okami stalks Ject and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ject's face. Ject staggers backwards, shaken.
Ject slips a straight right by Okami.
Okami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ject lands a slapping body shot.
Okami misses with a two punch combination.
Pro Ject is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okami doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ject counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okami's knee momentarily.
Okami is breathing heavily.
Ject lands with a nice body punch.
Okami is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject scores with a nice head shot.
Okami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ject tries to avoid it but Okami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ject to the ground. Ject escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yushin Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Ject. Those never looked like landing.
Ject ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okami takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okami misses with a few strikes there.
Ject throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ject moves out of range as Okami strikes.
Ject lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okami circles away quickly and effectively.
Okami keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okami connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Okami.
Okami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ject was well out of range. Poor timing from Okami.
Okami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ject throws the kick towards the body but Okami avoids it.
Okami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okami lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Ject misses the target.
Okami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ject swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okami throws a looping overhand right but Ject ducks down to avoid it.
Okami throws a jab but it's blocked by Ject.
Okami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yushin Okami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okami throws a shot from downtown. Ject moves away and avoids it.
Ject works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ject tries to avoid it but Okami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ject to the ground. Ject escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Okami looks to throw the jab but Ject is out of range.
Ject turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okami throws a lazy right hand but Ject sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pro Ject dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ject misses with a looping left.
Ject uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okami.
Ject tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okami was well out of range. Poor timing from Ject.
Okami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ject throws out the jab.
Okami keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ject.
Yushin Okami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Okami as he connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Okami checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ject counters with a good low kick that Okami was not able to check.
Ject lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ject slips under a jab from Okami.
Okami bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ject lands with an overhand left.
Okami wants to clinch up but Ject keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ject!
Ject showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okami.
Okami throws a series of punches but Ject avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ject moves away from the strike by Okami.
Okami throws a jab when Ject was well out of range.
Okami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ject sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okami misses with a combination
and Ject counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ject swinging wildly here.
Ject slips under a jab from Okami.
Ject throws a series of punches but Okami avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Ject.
Ject will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ject misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ject.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami shoots in looking for a takedown. Ject tries to sprawl out of it but Okami keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ject manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Okami scores with a jab. Ject acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ject lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fighters circling - Okami throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Okami darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ject misses with a double jab.
Ject looks to land a right hand but Okami moved out of range.
Ject tries to bum rush Okami with a series of wild strikes but Okami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ject is breathing heavily.
Okami fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ject, pushing him back against the cage.
Ject gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Okami.
Okami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ject takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject blocks a jab.
Okami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okami shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ject sprawls well. Ject wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okami gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yushin Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Ject misses.
Okami moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by Ject.
Okami takes a swing at Ject's ribcage but misses.
Ject thows a body shot but no joy.
Okami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ject circles away quickly and effectively.
Ject stalks Okami and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Okami's face. Okami staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Okami.
Okami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ject connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Okami.
A jab from Ject misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject slips a jab and a cross from Okami.
A right-left combo lands from Ject.
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!
Okami looks to land a left hand but Ject moved out of range nicely.
Ject takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Okami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ject.
Okami slips a straight right by Ject.
Okami misses with a body shot.
Ject throws a body kick that misses.
Ject throws a series of punches but Okami moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ject.
Okami misses with a looping right.
Okami misses the jab.
Okami with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yushin Okami will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Okami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ject circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Okami.
Ject is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Okami.
Okami is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okami slips a straight right by Ject.
Ject misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okami shoots in and drives through. Ject sprawls well.
Ject misses the shot to the body.
Ject wants to land a leg kick but Okami is out of range.
Okami takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ject lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ject dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Ject - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ject misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pro Ject seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ject misses with an uppercut. Okami saw that one coming.
Ject misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami clinches.
Okami has a couple of punches blocked by Ject.
Okami lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ject's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okami uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ject.
Nice defenses there by Ject.
Okami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ject tries to avoid it but Okami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ject to the ground. Ject escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A left and a right from Ject both land. Nice combination.
Okami throws a jab but it's blocked by Ject.
Ject throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okami shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Okami trying to control but Ject is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ject looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okami trying to control but Ject is working from the bottom.
Ject wants to stand but Okami is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yushin Okami just wasn't active enough.
Okami catches Ject with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ject misses with a low kick as Okami jumps back.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ject in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami tries to bum rush Ject with a series of wild strikes but Ject uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okami moves out of range of the strikes.
Ject defending well as Okami loads up on a big left hand.
Okami tries to clinch there but Ject circles away.
A shot to the liver by Okami. Beautiful body shot.
Okami misses with a left hand
and Ject counters with a left to the body.
Okami loads up on a big right hand but Ject slips the punch.
Okami misses with a looping left.
Okami throws a hook but Ject blocks it.
Okami closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Okami misses.
Okami tries to move into range but Ject moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Okami scores with a punch to the head.
Okami fails to land with a series of punches.
Ject punishes Okami's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ject connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ject.
Ject steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okami.
Ject jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ject moves out of range as Okami strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ject darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Okami.
Okami misses with an uppercut. Ject saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Ject misses the target.
Ject missing with a left hand there. Okami was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ject scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ject under the eye.
Ject lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okami pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yushin Okami.
I think Okami 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yushin Okami!
During a confident post fight interview, Yushin Okami thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balkan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kosovo is Serbia. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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285 lbs
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31
266 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gun Slinga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slinga cracks Balkan with a good jab.
Slinga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slinga misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Slinga.
Slinga moves out of range of the body kick from Balkan.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slinga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slinga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balkan looks gassed!
Slinga lands a jab to the nose.
Slinga thuds a left hand into Balkan's body.
Slinga sends Balkan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Slinga is motioning to the referee to let Balkan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Balkan is rocked!
Slinga moves into the clinch successfully.
Slinga lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slinga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slinga breaks from the clinch.
Slinga misses with a double jab.
Slinga closes the distance and pushes Balkan back into the cage.
Slinga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slinga moves into range and clinches up with Balkan.
Slinga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slinga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balkan is out of range and Slinga settles back down.
Balkan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slinga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slinga lands with a right to the head.
Slinga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slinga lands with an uppercut that bounces Balkan off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slinga blocks the body kick.
Gun Slinga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slinga rushes Balkan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slinga lands with a light punch inside.
Balkan can't find room to land a body shot as Slinga controls the action.
Slinga breaks from the clinch.
Balkan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Slinga.
Balkan is still on wobbly legs! Can Slinga finish him?
Balkan misses with a jab to the body
and Slinga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balkan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinga lands an uppercut, right on the button! Balkan tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gun Slinga!
Gun Slinga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Snegov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy has chosen PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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153 lbs
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153 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Snegov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snegov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Konstantin Snegov has been cut.
Snegov throws a wild body kick that Loveladdy sees coming a mile off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Snegov.
Forrest Loveladdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loveladdy moves away from the strike by Snegov.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loveladdy.
Snegov drives through and clinches with Loveladdy against the cage.
Loveladdy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Loveladdy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Loveladdy wants to take a breather but Snegov is having none of it.
Snegov tries to get to full guard but Loveladdy has control of the leg.
Loveladdy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snegov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snegov keeps working.
Snegov wants to control but Loveladdy is keeping busy.
Forrest Loveladdy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Loveladdy throws a shot to the body.
Snegov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Loveladdy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snegov.
Loveladdy throws a leg kick which misses Snegov's front leg but catches the back leg as Snegov tries to avoid it.
Snegov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snegov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Loveladdy.
Snegov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snegov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Snegov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loveladdy lands with a good body shot.
Loveladdy blocks a head kick by Snegov.
Snegov misses with a two punch combination.
Snegov throws an overhand right that lands on Loveladdy's shoulder, as Loveladdy tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loveladdy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snegov.
Loveladdy lands a right hook to the body.
Loveladdy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snegov gets caught napping as Loveladdy dives in and scores a takedown. Snegov manages to retain guard.
Snegov is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loveladdy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Snegov's guard.
Snegov wants to control but Loveladdy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Loveladdy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Snegov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Loveladdy drops Snegov with a beautiful combination! Snegov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Loveladdy is looking for the KO!
Snegov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loveladdy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snegov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loveladdy jabs Snegov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Snegov connects with an inside leg kick.
Loveladdy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Loveladdy blocks the low kick.
Snegov throws a hook to the side of Loveladdy's head but Loveladdy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loveladdy 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.
Snegov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Loveladdy moves into the clinch.
Loveladdy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snegov tries to land a knee to the head but Loveladdy blocks with his arms.
Loveladdy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snegov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loveladdy blocks it with crossed arms.
Loveladdy lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy avoiding damage as Snegov throws knees to the body.
Loveladdy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loveladdy lands a left hand.
Snegov can't find room to land a body shot as Loveladdy controls the action.
Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snegov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loveladdy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snegov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Loveladdy.
Snegov prevents a body shot from Loveladdy.
Snegov tries to circle away but Loveladdy has him pinned against the cage.
Loveladdy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Loveladdy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loveladdy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Loveladdy manages to end up in side control.
Loveladdy controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snegov taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snegov can't do much from the bottom here.
Loveladdy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snegov keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loveladdy cracks Snegov with a big right hand but Snegov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Loveladdy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Snegov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Loveladdy lands a big uppercut and Snegov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Snegov looks OK. Loveladdy waves Snegov back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loveladdy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Loveladdy misses with a head kick.
Snegov blocks a head kick by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy misses with a body kick.
Snegov misses with a straight left.
Loveladdy moves out of range of the body kick.
Loveladdy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Snegov throws a nice head kick!
Snegov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Snegov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Konstantin Snegov's cut is getting worse.
Snegov clinches with his opponent.
Snegov has Loveladdy pushed against the cage.
Snegov seems to have got his legs back now.
Loveladdy is leaning against Snegov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loveladdy is working for takedown but Snegov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Snegov looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snegov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loveladdy avoids it.
Snegov lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Loveladdy - that landed with a thud.
Loveladdy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Snegov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Snegov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loveladdy on the ground.
Loveladdy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Loveladdy scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Snegov tries to break free.
Loveladdy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Snegov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Loveladdy looking for the RNC.
Konstantin Snegov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snegov has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Loveladdy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Loveladdy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loveladdy 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Loveladdy!
After the fight, Forrest Loveladdy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Cain!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum throws a looping overhand right but Cain ducks down to avoid it.
Tatum throws a body punch but Cain moves out of range.
Tatum gets a takedown into half guard.
Cain actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Tatum there.
Cain gets full guard.
Cain is trying to keep Tatum in close.
Tatum preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tatum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tatum is one step ahead there.
Tatum throws a big elbow that misses.
Tatum postures up and lands a big shot to Cain's brow.
Tatum is in close to Cain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum cracks Cain with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cain looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tatum puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cain is not content to let Tatum control the position.
Cain tries to get to full guard but Tatum has control of the leg.
Tatum tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cain knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tatum prevents Cain from improving his position.
Tatum wants to work for an arm triangle but Cain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tatum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatum thows a huge punch but Cain dodges it nicely.
Tatum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tatum working over Cain with some ground and pound. Cain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tatum is trying to control. Cain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cain wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain is trying to maintain the position but Tatum is very close to passing his half guard.
Cain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tatum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tatum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tatum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cain defending well though.
Tatum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cain regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tatum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tatum works over Cain with some ground and pound from guard.
Cain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tatum defends it easily.
Tatum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain 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.
Tatum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tatum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tatum throws a big right hand that misses.
Tatum preventing the sweep.
Tatum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tatum won't allow Cain to sweep him here.
Tatum lands a couple of elbows.
Tatum wants to pass the guard but Cain is keeping the position.
Tatum throws a big elbow that misses.
Tatum is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tatum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tatum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tatum might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum throwing strikes but missing.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but Cain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatum with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cain keeping full guard, as Tatum tries to pass.
Tatum throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tatum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tatum trying to control but Cain is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tatum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Cain misses with a body shot.
Scott Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain slips a straight right by Tatum.
Cain misses with a wild combination.
Cain misses with the combination.
Cain scores with a nice head shot.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tatum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tatum is nestled in close to Cain, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tatum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tatum looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tatum thows a huge punch but Cain dodges it nicely.
Tatum is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cain defends it well.
Cain wants to get back to full guard but Tatum has passed into side control.
Tatum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cain sneaks back into half guard.
Cain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tatum.
Tatum scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tatum thows a huge punch but Cain dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum trying to pass the guard but Cain defending well.
Cain is refusing to be controlled, as Tatum sits in half guard.
Cain tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tatum has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cain regains half guard.
Tatum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tatum.
Cain is looking for a sweep. Tatum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tatum lands strikes from half guard.
Cain trying to control but Tatum postures up.
Tatum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain tries to roll over but Tatum keeps him under control.
Cain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tatum is looking to take a break and control but Cain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tatum throwing shots but Cain is blocking nicely.
Tatum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cain is looking to improve his position.
Cain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tatum's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tatum's back!
Tatum rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tatum makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tatum.
Cain trying to control but Tatum is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain pushes down on Tatum's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tatum is trying to maintain the position but Cain is very close to passing his half guard.
Cain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tatum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Danny Tatum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tatum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum trying to control here.
Cain decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tatum dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cain slips under a jab.
Cain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatum checks a low kick from Cain.
Tatum needs to keep his hands up - Cain had a free shot at his head there.
Cain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cain throws an overhand right that lands on Tatum's shoulder, as Tatum tries to avoid the shot.
Tatum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cain finds it's way round the side to connect with Tatum's head.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cain misses with a straight left.
Cain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cain throws a good cross that connects.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Cain cracks the inside of Tatum's front leg.
Cain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Tatum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain is looking for a sweep.
Tatum in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tatum scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cain has hold of Tatum's hands but Tatum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tatum trying to control the action but Cain is working from the bottom.
Cain manages to get to full guard.
Cain has his foot on Tatum's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tatum works his way back into a safe position though.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
Cain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum working some strikes from top position.
Cain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tatum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tatum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tatum looking to pass the guard.
Tatum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tatum throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Cain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tatum defends well.
Cain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tatum throws an elbow that misses. Cain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tatum's guard. Nice move by Cain!
Tatum looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tatum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cain drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cain seems to have locked his on tight now - Tatum screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cain, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Scott Cain!
Scott Cain is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Scott Cain thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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