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RCD 95: Annihilation PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Do Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Depth Charge - Depth Charge (Han Do Jin). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Han Do Jin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jin lands a shoulder strike.
Jin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jin taking a breather.
Jin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MacLeod lands a left hand.
MacLeod tries a body shot but Jin blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacLeod.
MacLeod looking to slow down the pace here.
Jin wants to break free but MacLeod has control.
MacLeod can't find room to land a body shot as Jin controls the action.
Jin tries to throw a body punch but MacLeod avoids it by throwing Jin back against the cage.
MacLeod scores with a shot to the side of Jin's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jin prevents a body shot from MacLeod.
Jin can't break the clinch.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacLeod scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacLeod digs a right hand into Jin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jin's gas tank.
Jin looks gassed!
Nice body punch from MacLeod.
A short left from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jin.
A short left from MacLeod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin takes a shot to the head.
MacLeod gets through Jin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jin takes a shot to the head.
MacLeod lands a shot to the body.
MacLeod working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Han Do Jin has been cut.
MacLeod slowing the pace effectively.
MacLeod lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MacLeod avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacLeod works on Jin's body with a couple of short punches.
MacLeod leaning against his opponent.
A short body shot lands from MacLeod as the two fighters clinch.
MacLeod throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on MacLeod - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
MacLeod working Jin over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jin or not.
MacLeod is pushing Jin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
MacLeod keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jin's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
MacLeod avoiding damage.
Jin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MacLeod working Jin over with knees to the body.
MacLeod digs a right hand into Jin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jin's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for MacLeod.
MacLeod lands with a short shot to the head.
MacLeod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
A short body shot lands from MacLeod as the two fighters clinch.
MacLeod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacLeod lands a nice elbow.
MacLeod digs a right hand underneath Jin's ribcage. Jin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
MacLeod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacLeod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacLeod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacLeod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacLeod tries to work over Jin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacLeod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on MacLeod - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a left hand.
MacLeod lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jin avoiding damage as MacLeod throws knees to the body.
Jin is trying to force a seperation but MacLeod has the dominant position.
Jin tries to circle away but MacLeod has him pinned against the cage.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacLeod tries to work over Jin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jin has had enough of the clinch but MacLeod keeps him there for the moment.
MacLeod tries to throw a body punch but Jin avoids it by throwing MacLeod back against the cage.
MacLeod comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MacLeod lands a left hand.
MacLeod crunches a lovely knee into Jin's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacLeod lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin prevents a body shot from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MacLeod comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MacLeod missing with knees to the body.
Jin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jin takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a body punch in the clinch.
MacLeod is leaning against Jin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on MacLeod - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacLeod lands a hook that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
MacLeod lands a nice uppercut.
MacLeod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
Nice body punch from MacLeod.
Nice body punch from MacLeod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacLeod dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Han Do Jin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacLeod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacLeod throws a head kick that misses.
MacLeod blocks a jab.
MacLeod with a hook.
Jin takes one to the chin there.
MacLeod steps into range and cracks Jin with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Jin flops backwards and MacLeod dives into his guard looking to finish!
Jin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
MacLeod gets to his feet - Jin follows without any prompting.
Jin is still on wobbly legs! Can MacLeod finish him?
MacLeod weaves into range and cracks Jin right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Jin goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! MacLeod is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor MacLeod!
Connor MacLeod made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I would Like to thank myself for being such a bad motherfucker! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowman Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dell has chosen UnDead as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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212 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bowman Dell!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ak tries to clinch there but Dell circles away.
Ak keeps Dell at a distance using the push kick.
Ak tries to close the distance and clinch but Dell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ak.
Dell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ak.
Ak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dell stuffs the takedown attempt from Ak. Ak gets slowly back to his feet.
Ak is looking to score with low kicks.
Ak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sergei Ak has been cut.
Dell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Ak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ak has a takedown stuffed.
Ak avoids the body shot from Dell.
Dell avoids a kick to the body.
Ak wants to clinch up but Dell keeps it at a distance.
Sergei Ak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dell misses with a wild body shot.
Ak checks the leg kick.
Ak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Ak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dell blocks a low kick nicely.
Ak manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dell on his heels. He'll look to pass Dell's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ak tries for a kimura but Dell is defending well.
Dell tries to bench press Ak off him but Ak keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Dell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ak looks up at the clock and then as Dell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ak smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dell is trying to improve his position.
Ak goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ak but great work by Dell.
Ak parries the strikes from Dell easily there. Dell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ak to escape.
Dell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ak down.
Ak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ak is trying to work for a sweep but Dell has mounted him!
Dell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dell with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ak is in a horrible position here. Dell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sergei Ak's cut is getting worse.
Dell prevents Ak from getting the reversal.
Ak regains half guard.
Ak manages to get to full guard.
Dell tries to free his leg and advance position but Ak is retaining full guard.
Dell trying to control but Ak is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell chips away with some ground and pound.
Dell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ak is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ak 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.
Ak working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dell has passed into half guard!
Ak is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bowman Dell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ak's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dell misses with an uppercut. Ak saw that one coming.
Ak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ak throws a hook to the side of Dell's head but Dell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ak can pounce on him.
Ak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dell as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Dell misses the target.
Ak misses with a leg kick
and Dell counters with a leg kick.
Dell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ak throws a body kick that misses.
Ak scores with a jab to the head.
Ak throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Ak tries to work over Dell's front leg with a kick but Dell checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dell swivels and escapes.
Ak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ak lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dell takes a step back to recover.
Ak cracks Dell with a good jab.
Dell pushes Ak up against the cage in a clinch.
Dell can't find room to land a body shot as Ak controls the action.
Dell lands with a short shot to the head.
Ak turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ak manages to end up in side control.
Ak wants to take a breather but Dell manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ak.
Ak scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dell sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ak is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ak has control of Dell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ak lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dell hang on?
Ak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Bowman Dell has been cut.
Sergei Ak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ak scoring with strikes but Dell is staying in there.
Dell is rocked!
That has opened up Bowman Dell's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bowman Dell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Ak!
Sergei Ak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Gribov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Charriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergey Gribov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Gribov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Charriot!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gribov misses with an uppercut.
Gribov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charriot catches Gribov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gribov slips a jab and a cross from Charriot.
Charriot misses with a double jab
and Gribov counters with an inside leg kick.
Gribov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charriot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gribov misses with an uppercut. Charriot saw that one coming.
Charriot misses with a wild combination.
Charriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gribov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Charriot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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.
Gribov wants to control from the top but Charriot keeps moving.
Gribov looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribov stops Charriot from standing up.
Charriot can't keep his opponent in guard - Gribov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gribov trying to control the action but Charriot is working from the bottom.
Gribov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Charriot!
Charriot suckers Gribov into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Charriot is now in Gribov's guard!
Charriot postures up in Gribov's guard and throws a big left but Gribov blocks it.
Charriot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gribov keeping moving, preventing Charriot from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charriot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gribov pulls Charriot in close to his closed guard and prevents Charriot from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gribov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Charriot is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gribov.
Charriot decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gribov to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charriot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gribov has time to react.
Gribov throws a push kick but Charriot slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charriot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gribov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gribov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charriot.
Gribov drops his hands momentarily and Charriot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Charriot misses with a hook. Gribov ducked under it nicely.
Charriot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gribov.
Charriot gets caught napping as Gribov dives in and scores a takedown. Charriot manages to retain guard.
Charriot trying to keep a closed guard but Gribov is proving a slippery customer.
Gribov being controlled here momentarily.
Gribov wants to pass the guard but Charriot is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribov throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gribov wants to control from the top but Charriot keeps moving.
Gribov is pushing down on Charriot's leg trying to pass to half guard. Charriot is fighting to maintain full guard but Gribov has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gribov is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Charriot still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Charriot has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gribov struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Charriot will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Charriot throws out a powerful jab.
Charriot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Charriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gribov.
Gribov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Steve Charriot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charriot throws a poor cross that misses
and Gribov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Charriot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gribov.
The fighters circling - Gribov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Charriot misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Charriot.
Charriot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charriot loads up on a big right hand but Gribov slips the punch.
Gribov just misses with a punch to the body.
Charriot misses with a body shot.
Gribov misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribov avoids a kick to the body.
Gribov ducks under a wild hook from Charriot.
Charriot throws a hook to the side of Gribov's head but Gribov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sergey Gribov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gribov tried to score with a low kick but Charriot checks it.
Charriot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gribov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Charriot but Charriot pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gribov swings for the body but Charriot moves out of range.
Gribov slips under a jab.
Charriot throws a series of punches but Gribov moves out of range.
Charriot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charriot throws a shot from downtown. Gribov moves away and avoids it.
Gribov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Steve Charriot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gribov moves out of range as Charriot strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gribov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charriot.
Gribov lands a nice looking body shot.
Charriot cracks Gribov with a good jab.
Charriot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Charriot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gribov.
Charriot throws a jab when Gribov was well out of range.
Gribov misses with a wild combination.
Charriot checks the leg kick.
Charriot scores with a nice 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!
Gribov with a nice cross.
Charriot moves out of range of the body kick from Gribov.
Charriot throws a poor cross that misses
and Gribov counters with a shoot takedown. Charriot fights it but they end up in guard.
Gribov trying to control the position from guard on top but Charriot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gribov slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribov wants to take a breather but Charriot is having none of it.
Gribov with the ground and pound but Charriot uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Charriot holds on and takes a little breather.
Sergey Gribov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Charriot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gribov postures up.
Gribov throwing strikes from guard but Charriot blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gribov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gribov throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charriot jabs at Gribov's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Charriot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Gribov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gribov cracks Charriot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Charriot scores with a one two! Gribov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gribov misses with an uppercut
letting Charriot counter with a right hand.
Charriot lands with a shot to the body.
Gribov defending well as Charriot loads up on a big left hand.
Charriot tries to land a leg kick but Gribov saw it coming and moves away.
Charriot lands with a straight right. Gribov didn't see that one coming.
Gribov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Charriot is trying to defend but Gribov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gribov is looking for a kimura but Charriot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gribov to get the leverage.
Charriot is pressing down on Gribov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gribov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Charriot looking to control.
Gribov stays in close to Charriot's body and controls the position.
Gribov passes Charriot's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gribov wants to take a breather but Charriot is having none of it.
Gribov is really struggling to control Charriot but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Charriot is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gribov is working for a submission of some sort.
Gribov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Charriot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gribov.
Gribov is looking for a kimura but Charriot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gribov to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Charriot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gribov.
Charriot is staying active underneath Gribov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gribov is nestled in close to Charriot, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Charriot slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Charriot's guard.
Gribov tries to pass to full mount but Charriot defends it.
Sergey Gribov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gribov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gribov winds up and cracks Charriot with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gribov wants to control but Charriot is keeping him busy.
Charriot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gribov is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charriot might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gribov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Gribov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Charriot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Tanner there.
Thunder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanner in his tracks.
Tanner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Tanner's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanner tries to avoid it.
Tanner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunders head.
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
Thunder blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Tanner as the two fighters clinch.
Thunder stalling in the clinch but Tanner improves position.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner avoids the elbow strike from Thunder, against the cage.
Thunder working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tanner.
Thunder digs a right hand underneath Tanner's ribcage. Tanner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Tanner.
Tanner can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Thunder.
Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunder connects with an inside leg kick.
Tanner tries to clinch up.
Tanner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tanner has closed the distance and engaged Thunder in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanner.
Tanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunder controls his hands.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thunder throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanner tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Thunder blocks it.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Tanner tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thunder stalls.
Thunder avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Thunder blocking some punches.
Tanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Tanner.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thunder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanner's brow.
Tanner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thunder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunder lands an uppercut.
Thunder misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunder's elbow.
Thunder blocks an uppercut.
Tanner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunder's elbow.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Tanner.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Tanner.
Thunder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thunder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Thunder.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunder.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanner.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner tries to throw a body punch but Thunder avoids it by throwing Tanner back against the cage.
Thunder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanner tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunder misses with a body shot.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunder throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanner dodges an elbow strike from Thunder.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Thunder.
Thunder effectively controlling the action here.
Thunder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alf Tanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder'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.
Thunder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tanner connects with a solid leg kick.
Thunder connects with a solid leg kick.
Thunder throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Tanner scores with a leg kick.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Thunder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thunder looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Thunder misses with a hook.
Thunder throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tanner checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Thunder lands a jab to the head.
Tanner connects with a solid leg kick.
Thunder throws a leg kick that misses.
Thunder throws a big shot that misses.
Tanner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tanner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tanner throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanner blocks a head kick by Thunder.
Thunder throws a body kick that misses.
Thunder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanner lands the left hand.
Thunder throws out a leg kick but Tanner moves out of range and Thunder only half commits.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tanner scores with a three punch combo!
Tanner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunder's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tanner. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body.
Tanner throws a leg kick
and Thunder counters with a big head kick but Tanner shrugs it off.
Thunder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunder.
Thunder throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.
Thunder with a jab.
Tanner moves into the clinch successfully.
Tanner has Thunder pressed against the cage, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner digs a right hand into Thunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thunder's gas tank.
Thunder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Thunder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tanner digs a right hand into Thunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thunder's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Tanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunder controls his hands.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunder misses with the head strike.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Tanner lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner has a couple of punches blocked by Thunder.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner lands a body punch.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner tries to throw a body punch but Thunder avoids it by throwing Tanner back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tanner.
Tanner tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Alf Tanner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunder trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunder controls his hands.
Tanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunders head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Thunder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Thunder lands a right hand.
Tanner tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alf Tanner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thunder throws a leg kick that misses.
Tanner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thunder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tanner connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Thunder.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Thunder slips under a jab from Tanner.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Thunder saw that one coming.
Tanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
Thunder scores with a spinning back kick!
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder cracks Tanner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Thunder misses.
Denton Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner punishes Thunder's body with a nice straight punch.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner tries to move into range but Thunder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Denton Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner connects with a body shot.
Tanner staying out of range there.
Thunder misses with a looping left.
Thunder takes a swing at Tanner's ribcage but misses.
Tanner works Thunder's body with a nice hook.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thunder.
Thunder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tanner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tanner scores with a shot to the body.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunder throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Thunder misses with a hook. Tanner ducked under it nicely.
Thunder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanner.
Tanner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thunder throws the kick towards the body but Tanner avoids it.
Denton Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Tanner tried to score with a low kick but Thunder checks it.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Tanner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big right from Thunder misses.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thunder throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thunder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanner throws the kick towards the body but Thunder avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thunder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alf Tanner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tanner tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Thunder throws out a loose jab but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner needs to keep his hands up - Thunder had a free shot at his head there.
Tanner moves away from the strike by Thunder.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. Thunder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanner slips under a jab from Thunder.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thunder. Tanner shrugs it off though.
Tanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Thunder misses with a straight right.
Tanner lands a jab to Thunder's midsection.
Thunder loads up on a big right hand but Tanner slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thunder crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tanner - the referee stops the clock and Thunder gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tanner. Thunder manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tanner is looking to slow Thunder down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Thunder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Tanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Thunder.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Tanner counters with a good low kick that Thunder was not able to check.
Thunder misses with an uppercut. Tanner saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab by Tanner.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denton Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tanner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alf Tanner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Storm Garp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garp comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein- Liebe ist für alle da. Sagat comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bloodsport Soundtrack - Fight to Survive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Storm Garp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, O Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garp just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garp misses with a two punch combination.
Garp just misses with a punch to the body.
Garp throws a lazy right hand but Sagat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sagat throws a leg kick that misses.
Garp checks a leg kick.
Garp connects with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Garp blocks the low kick.
Garp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat throws a leg kick which misses Garp's front leg but catches the back leg as Garp tries to avoid it.
Garp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garp swings and misses with 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!
Sagat slips a jab and a cross from Garp.
Garp looks to land a combination but Sagat avoids it well.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat misses with a wild combination.
Sagat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garp. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Storm Garp has been cut.
Jab from Sagat.
Sagat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garp is breathing heavily.
Garp misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Sagat slams his shin into Garp's torso.
Garp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sagat pushes Garp away with a front kick.
Sagat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sagat scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sagat!
Sagat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garp if he has to take too many more of those.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garp throws a hook but Sagat blocks it.
Sagat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garp's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Sagat lands but Garp takes it in his stride.
Storm Garp's cut is getting worse.
Sagat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Sagat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Sagat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Storm Garp's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garp tries to break free but Sagat pushes him back against the cage.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Garp's ribcage.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garp's face.
Knees to the body from Sagat.
Garp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sagat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sagat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Storm Garp's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Storm Garp's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). O Sagat!
O Sagat 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustaffa Spliff (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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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BeeJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Spliff ducks down to avoid it.
Spliff fails with a takedown attempt.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Spliff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spliff looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Spliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn tries to bum rush Spliff with a series of wild strikes but Spliff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spliff 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spliff working some strikes from top position.
Spliff trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn wants to stand up but Spliff is controlling him.
Spliff postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to stand up but Spliff isn't so interested in that idea.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Spliff misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there
and Spliff counters with a takedown into side control.
Spliff in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Spliff prevents Penn from escaping the position.
Check out the look on Spliff's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Penn is avoiding damage well.
Spliff lands an elbow.
Spliff working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spliff throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Spliff wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Spliff scores with a couple of short elbows.
Spliff is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn dodges the ground and pound from Spliff.
Penn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spliff is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spliff lands an elbow.
Penn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Penn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Spliff has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Spliff tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Penn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Spliff landing a few strikes.
Spliff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Penn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Spliff has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Spliff throws a strike aimed at the side of Penn's head but Penn avoids it well.
Spliff cracks Penn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Penn pushes Spliff away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Spliff gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff throws a strike aimed at the side of Penn's head but Penn avoids it well.
Spliff looks up at the clock and then as Penn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Spliff smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Spliff.
Spliff landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Penn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Spliff asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Spliff scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Spliff are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Spliff is trying to ground and pound but Penn uses the momentary lack of control by Spliff to regain half guard.
Penn is staying active underneath Spliff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliff throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustaffa Spliff 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.
Spliff lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into range.
Spliff defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Spliff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spliff lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Spliff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Spliff ducks down to avoid it.
Spliff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Penn blocks the low kick.
Penn throws a series of punches but Spliff moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Spliff.
Penn throws the left hand but Spliff avoids the punch easily.
Spliff checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff scores with a takedown into Penn's guard.
Spliff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spliff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spliff landing some decent shots from guard.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spliff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spliff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spliff advances to half guard.
Spliff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spliff looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Penn is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff is pressing down on Penn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Penn is holding on for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn kicks off Spliff and gets to his feet.
Spliff throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Spliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Penn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spliff scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spliff misses with a double jab.
Spliff scores with a jab.
Spliff works Penn's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Spliff misses.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spliff counters with a right hand to the body.
Spliff misses with an uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Spliff - that will leave a mark!
BeeJay Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spliff slips under a jab.
A left lands for Spliff.
Penn swings for the body but Spliff moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliff lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
BeeJay Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff walks into a jab.
Spliff misses with a body shot.
Spliff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn lands with a straight right. Spliff didn't see that one coming.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Spliff lands a jab to the head.
Penn slips a straight right by Spliff.
Spliff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spliff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn tests Spliff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustaffa Spliff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Spliff lands a jab to the nose.
Penn throws a hook but Spliff blocks it.
Spliff fails with the takedown.
Spliff throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Spliff.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spliff.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Spliff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spliff stalks Penn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penn's face. Penn staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spliff.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Spliff's head but Spliff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Penn eats them both and turns towards Spliff to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spliff walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spliff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliff drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Spliff drags him back down.
Spliff working the head with strikes.
Spliff lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Penn down.
BeeJay Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliff is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spliff is controlling him well.
Spliff scores with punches from side control.
Spliff scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff working the body and head with strikes.
Spliff wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Penn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Spliff.
Spliff working the ground and pound.
Spliff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Spliff crashes against the mat.
Spliff looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Penn is avoiding damage well.
Spliff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Spliff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Penn is rocked!
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!
Spliff trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Oh Penn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spliff is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Spliff trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
Spliff scoring with punches and elbows.
Spliff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Penn some visible discomfort.
Spliff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Penn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Spliff blocks the strikes from Penn.
Spliff in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mustaffa Spliff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spliff 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustaffa Spliff!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mustaffa Spliff made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, 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 Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figaro comes to the cage accompanied by Prospect - Warrior. Wiener has chosen Fok Julle Naaiers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
180 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
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181 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sabin Figaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Figaro closes the distance and clinches.
Figaro managing to block the knees to the body from Wiener.
Figaro takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Sabin Figaro has been cut.
Figaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiener backwards.
Wiener throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiener.
Wiener throws an elbow that misses.
Wiener slows down the pace here.
Figaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Figaro lands a shoulder strike.
Figaro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Wiener on the inside.
Figaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Figaro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Figaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiener uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Figaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Figaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Figaro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Figaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Figaro!
It looks like Hy Wiener has been cut.
Wiener fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wiener takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Wiener misses.
Wiener tries to clinch up.
Figaro motions for Wiener to come forward. Figaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Figaro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiener checks a leg kick nicely.
Figaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Figaro moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiener obliges.
Figaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Figaro.
Wiener keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Figaro.
Wiener keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Figaro.
Figaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Figaro gets caught flat footed, as Wiener shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wiener throws a strike but Figaro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Figaro is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is looking to work some ground and pound but Wiener has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Figaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Figaro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wiener is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wiener tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Sabin Figaro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wiener throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiener fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiener uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Figaro.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Figaro throws a leg kick that misses.
Figaro throws a body punch but Wiener moves out of range.
Figaro misses with a straight right.
Wiener uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Figaro.
Wiener comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiener tries to close the distance and clinch but Figaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Figaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wiener throws a jab when Figaro was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wiener blocks a leg kick.
Wiener uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Figaro.
Figaro lunges at Wiener with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wiener's hand.
Figaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiener sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wiener bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Figaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wiener connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wiener throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Figaro misses the jab.
Wiener is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiener throws an overhand right that lands on Figaro's shoulder, as Figaro tries to avoid the shot.
Wiener throws a lazy right hand but Figaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Figaro lands with a kick to the temple. Wiener shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener connects with a right hand. Figaro shakes it off.
Wiener pivots, looking for a leg kick but Figaro is out of range and Wiener settles back down.
Figaro throws a nice head kick!
Figaro lands a head shot.
Wiener moves in looking to clinch but Figaro pushes him off.
Figaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Wiener slips a jab from Figaro.
Wiener throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Figaro. Wiener does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Wiener.
Wiener scoring well with a low kick there.
Figaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Figaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wiener attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Wiener as he checks the leg kick.
Figaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wiener can pounce on him.
Wiener tries to land a body kick
letting Figaro counter with a right hand.
Figaro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wiener scoring well with a low kick there.
Hy Wiener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Figaro.
Wiener pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiener throws out a loose jab but Figaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Figaro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wiener misses with an uppercut.
Figaro with a hook.
Sabin Figaro is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiener uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Figaro.
A big left from Wiener misses.
Figaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiener was well out of range. Poor timing from Figaro.
Wiener drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wiener doesn't manage to clinch there - Figaro circles away.
Wiener throws a leg kick but Figaro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wiener throws a body punch but Figaro moves out of range.
Wiener walks into a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figaro.
Figaro tries a low kick but Wiener avoids it.
Figaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiener is looking to clinch but Figaro is avoiding it.
Wiener throws a shot from downtown. Figaro moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wiener tries to score with a low kick but Figaro moves his leg out of the way.
Figaro moves away from the strike by Wiener.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiener tries to bum rush Figaro with a series of wild strikes but Figaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Figaro moves out of range as Wiener throws a body kick.
Figaro throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Wiener.
An inside leg kick lands from Figaro.
Figaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiener keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Figaro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Figaro as he connects with a hook.
Wiener ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Figaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Figaro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wiener lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Figaro.
Figaro gets tackled into the cage by Wiener. Wiener maintains the clinch.
Wiener throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiener taking a breather.
Figaro has Wiener pressed against the cage.
Figaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Figaro dodges an elbow strike from Wiener.
Figaro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Figaro tries to break free but Wiener pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Figaro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiener.
Figaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiener just misses with a elbow thrown towards Figaro's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiener throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiener throws an elbow but misses.
Wiener throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Wiener as the two fighters clinch.
Figaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiener connects with the punch.
Wiener misses with a body shot
and Figaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Figaro clinches up against the cage.
Figaro presses Wiener against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Figaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiener wants to stall.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
Sabin Figaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Figaro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Figaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Figaro avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wiener - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wiener pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sabin Figaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiener creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Figaro's defenses.
Figaro dodges an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Figaro blocks a body shot from Wiener.
Figaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener pushes off an throws an elbow but Figaro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiener tries to work over Figaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Figaro blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Figaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiener won't allow it.
Figaro dodges an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiener throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Figaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiener prevents a takedown attempt there.
Figaro avoids the elbow strike from Wiener, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Figaro avoids it.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Figaro working aggressively here.
Figaro takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiener missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiener.
Figaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro blocks the elbow strike.
Wiener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Figaro is defending well for now.
Hy Wiener has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Figaro blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hy Wiener comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Figaro 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabin Figaro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaennorsing comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle Boogie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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185 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emelianenko drives through and clinches with Kaennorsing against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kaennorsing as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kaennorsing.
It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Kaennorsing letting Emelianenko take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
Kaennorsing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaennorsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaennorsing is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Kaennorsing to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kaennorsing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Kaennorsing controls the action.
Nice elbow from Kaennorsing.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaennorsing.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaennorsing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Kaennorsing struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Good body shot from Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaennorsing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaennorsing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaennorsing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Kaennorsing tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaennorsing lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaennorsing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko's defenses.
Kaennorsing struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaennorsing controls his hands.
Kaennorsing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaennorsing misses with an elbow strike.
Kaennorsing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaennorsing blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaennorsing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Kaennorsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Kaennorsing connects with a knee to the head.
Kaennorsing missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Kaennorsing missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Kaennorsing.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaennorsing blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Kaennorsing has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the cage.
Kaennorsing lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaennorsing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Kaennorsing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
Kaennorsing lands a nice elbow.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Kaennorsing managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaennorsing blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko cracks Kaennorsing with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Mirko Emelianenko's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Kaennorsing controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kaennorsing lands a damaging elbow.
Kaennorsing has Emelianenko pushed against the cage.
Kaennorsing blocking some punches.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Kaennorsing blocks it.
Kaennorsing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaennorsing scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaennorsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaennorsing trying to land knees to the body.
Kaennorsing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Kaennorsing blocks it.
Kaennorsing throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kaennorsing - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kaennorsing blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yokkao Kaennorsing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaennorsing punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaennorsing, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaennorsing controls his hands.
Emelianenko leaning against his opponent.
Kaennorsing will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Emelianenko up against the cage.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Kaennorsing.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Kaennorsing with a knee to the head.
Kaennorsing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Kaennorsing takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaennorsing just leaning against Emelianenko, taking a breather.
Kaennorsing prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Come on Kaennorsing - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Kaennorsing blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaennorsing throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emelianenkos head.
Kaennorsing misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaennorsing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaennorsing lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
The cut above Mirko Emelianenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kaennorsing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaennorsing looking to stall.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaennorsing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Kaennorsing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaennorsing obliges.
Kaennorsing prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Kaennorsing throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kaennorsing looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Kaennorsing lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
Kaennorsing crunches a lovely knee into Emelianenko's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Kaennorsing throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Yokkao Kaennorsing has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaennorsing trying to land knees to the body.
Kaennorsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaennorsing avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing avoiding damage.
Emelianenko presses Kaennorsing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaennorsing is defending well for now.
Emelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaennorsing backwards.
Nice elbow from Kaennorsing.
Mirko Emelianenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Kaennorsing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaennorsing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mirko Emelianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yokkao Kaennorsing!
Yokkao Kaennorsing retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Yokkao Kaennorsing thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hilkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulku Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti Hilkuri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kulku Koira's chin.
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hilkuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulku Koira!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilkuri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilkuri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koira.
Hilkuri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fighters circling - Koira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilkuri throws out a powerful jab.
Nice sprawl there from Hilkuri as Koira shoots in.
Koira shoots for a double leg takedown but Hilkuri sprawls well. He's pushed Koira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilkuri ducks under a wild hook from Koira.
Hilkuri lands a big head kick that sends Koira tumbling to the mat! Hilkuri takes a step backwards and waves Koira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Koira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hilkuri.
Koira throws a body punch but Hilkuri moves out of range.
Hilkuri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koira.
Hilkuri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hilkuri lands a big head kick that sends Koira tumbling to the mat! Hilkuri takes a step backwards and waves Koira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Koira is rocked!
Koira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koira is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilkuri finish him?
Hilkuri misses with a body shot
and Koira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koira seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hilkuri avoids it really well and circles away.
Pentti Hilkuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kulku Koira.
Hilkuri is looking to land body kicks.
Koira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hilkuri. That's going to slow Koira down.
Koira avoids the head kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri scores with a punch to the head.
Hilkuri scores with a nice head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Hilkuri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hilkuri.
Hilkuri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koira on the side of the head.
Koira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hilkuri is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Koira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilkuri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hilkuri misses with a body kick.
Koira throws an overhand right that lands on Hilkuri's shoulder, as Hilkuri tries to avoid the shot.
Koira clinches up against the cage.
Hilkuri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hilkuri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koira counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira walks into a straight right hand from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri jabs Koira right on the nose. Koira blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Hilkuri there.
Hilkuri lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Koira is looking to close the distance but Hilkuri sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Koira crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Koira is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Pentti Hilkuri!
During a confident post fight interview, Pentti Hilkuri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandrov comes into the arena with Pelageya & Darya Moroz-Oy, da ne vecher (russian folk music) blaring out of the sound system. 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Alexandrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexandrov misses with a wild combination.
Alexandrov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis throws a series of punches but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Davis tries to clinch up but Alexandrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alexandrov working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis is trying to control Alexandrov's posture but Alexandrov avoids it.
Davis throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Alexandrov 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.
Alexandrov working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alexandrov off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Davis doesn't have the hooks in and Alexandrov manages to turn into his guard.
Alexandrov throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis kicks Alexandrov off and gets to his feet.
Alexandrov throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Alexandrov throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis digs a good body shot into Alexandrov's ribs.
Alexandrov misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Davis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Alexandrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexandrov moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Alexandrov's head back.
Davis moves away from the strike by Alexandrov.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alexandrov on the side of the head.
Mr Phil Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Alexandrov's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexandrov. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Alexandrov ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alexandrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis throws a series of punches but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Alexandrov throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Alexandrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexandrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Alexandrov moved out of range.
Alexandrov misses with a few strikes there.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexandrov is just out of range.
Alexandrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alexandrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexandrov catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis lands with a cross.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alexandrov, pushing him back against the cage.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexandrov gets control of Davis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alexandrov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Davis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alexandrov's guard.
Alexandrov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Phil Davis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alexandrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexandrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexandrov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alexandrov somewhat.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Alexandrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alexandrov's hands.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis looks to land a combination. Alexandrov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alexandrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis slips a jab from Alexandrov.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alexandrov staying out of range there.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexandrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alexandrov.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Alexandrov's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alexandrov throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis takes a swing at Alexandrov's ribcage but misses.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Alexandrov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alexandrov scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis with a nice cross.
Alexandrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Alexandrov slips a jab from Davis.
Alexandrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexandrov misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
Alexandrov thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexandrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexandrov avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrov looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davis enables Alexandrov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alexandrov's guard.
Davis wants to control from the top but Alexandrov keeps moving.
Davis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis wants to control from the top but Alexandrov keeps moving.
Alexandrov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mr Phil Davis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Phil Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis misses with a looping left.
Alexandrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexandrov misses with a low kick.
Alexandrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis blocks a jab.
Mr Phil Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexandrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexandrov ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
A big right from Davis misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexandrov throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mr Phil Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexandrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
Davis misses with a hook. Alexandrov ducked under it nicely.
Alexandrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexandrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis takes a swing at Alexandrov's ribcage but misses.
Davis misses with a hook. Alexandrov ducked under it nicely.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fedor Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A leg kick checked by Davis.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
Alexandrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexandrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis darts in and clinches Alexandrov up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Alexandrov moved out of range nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
Davis lands a nice hook to Alexandrov's body. Alexandrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Davis misses
and Alexandrov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Alexandrov has passed into half guard!
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexandrov is controlling the pace.
Alexandrov trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
Alexandrov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Davis to get to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Phil Davis really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexandrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Davis misses.
Alexandrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexandrov misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexandrov manages to avoid it.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Alexandrov's head but Alexandrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Alexandrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alexandrov has a takedown stuffed.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexandrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Alexandrov.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexandrov at a distance.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Alexandrov in a clinch.
Alexandrov throws an elbow that misses.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis wants to break free but Alexandrov has control.
Alexandrov is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Alexandrov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davis uses from the top position.
Davis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alexandrov's guard.
Davis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alexandrov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alexandrov.
Davis trying to control but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis preventing the sweep.
Alexandrov looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Fedor Alexandrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mr Phil Davis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexandrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alexandrov throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Alexandrov only half commits.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alexandrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis punishes Alexandrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis misses with a hook. Alexandrov ducked under it nicely.
Alexandrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexandrov misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexandrov manages to avoid it.
Alexandrov slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Alexandrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexandrov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis lands with a nice combination. Alexandrov backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws a series of punches but Alexandrov moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Phil Davis dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Alexandrov staying out of range there.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Alexandrov misses with a double jab.
Alexandrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Alexandrov's shoulder, as Alexandrov tries to avoid the shot.
Davis leaves Alexandrov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Alexandrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexandrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexandrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexandrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Alexandrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexandrov moves away.
Alexandrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alexandrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexandrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alexandrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alexandrov lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Davis.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mr Phil Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davis throws the left hand but Alexandrov avoids the punch easily.
Alexandrov closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Alexandrov pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Alexandrov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alexandrov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis's guard.
Davis wants to sweep here but Alexandrov controlling him for the moment.
Alexandrov controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davis is trying to keep Alexandrov in close.
Alexandrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alexandrov trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Fedor Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis trying to control the position here.
Alexandrov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping full guard, as Alexandrov tries to pass.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis trying to control the position.
Alexandrov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis wants to sweep here but Alexandrov controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Fedor Alexandrov.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:50
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Phil Davis!
Mr Phil Davis is the new light heavyweight champion!
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