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SPFT 49: Tycoon Doubles 6A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stand Alone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stand Alone!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me tries to clinch there but Alone circles away.
Me moves away from the strike by Alone.
Alone throws a solid leg kick but Me takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alone.
Me moves out of range of the leg kick from Alone.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Alone pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Me throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alone's waist but Alone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Me off to one side.
Me gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Me is on top in guard.
Alone trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Me trying to control but Alone is working from the bottom.
Me pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alone is keeping the position for now.
Me trying to control the position from guard on top but Alone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Me wants to control from the top but Alone keeps moving.
Me is pushing down on Alone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alone is fighting to maintain full guard but Me has managed to sneak the leg through.
Alone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Me pulls his head out easily.
Alone wants to control but Me is keeping busy.
Me not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Me is working for a kimura but Alone is defending it quite comfortably.
Me trying to control from half guard but Alone is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Me wants to control but Alone is keeping him busy.
Me is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alone is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alone is trying to control but can't.
Alone looking for submissions off his back.
Me tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alone is looking to control Me's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alone avoid being mounted?
Me is looking for a kimura but Alone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Me to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alone is just riding it out for now. Me eventually gives up the hold.
Alone looking for submissions off his back.
Alone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Me stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Alone throws a right hand that Me ducks under and follows up with a left that Me also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Me.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me fails with a takedown attempt.
Me slips a jab from Alone.
Me fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Me.
Me shoots in but Alone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Me enables Alone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Me manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Me has his foot on Alone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alone works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alone throws a big right hand that misses.
Alone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Belo Me will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Me forces Alone back against the cage and clinches.
Alone working hard to break the clinch.
Me lands an elbow that stopped Alone in his tracks for a moment.
Alone breaks the clinch.
Me has a takedown stuffed.
Alone looks for the body kick but Me saw that one coming.
Alone throws a poor cross that misses
and Me counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Me throwing shots but Alone is blocking nicely.
Alone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me is looking to take a break and control but Alone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me trying to mount his opponent but Alone defends it.
Me is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Me missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alone is staying active underneath Me, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alone.
Me wants to control from the top but Alone keeps moving.
Alone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Me trying to control the position from guard on top but Alone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me passes into half guard.
Alone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Me.
Me wants to work for an arm triangle but Alone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Me is thwarting Alone's attempts to control the position.
Me is trying to work for a kimura but Alone is defending well.
Alone is trying to get back to full guard.
Alone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Me trying to pass the guard but Alone defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Me has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Me is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alone is surviving well by controlling Me's body position as best he can.
Alone wants to hold on but Me pushes him away.
Me trying to control but Alone is having none of it.
Me swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Alone is now in Me's guard. A big mistake from Me there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Me has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alone has managed to get both his arms back between Me's legs - danger averted.
Alone trying to control but Me is working from the bottom.
Me had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alone defends it easily.
Me keeping moving, preventing Alone from controlling successfully.
Me wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alone trying to control the position from guard on top but Me is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Me manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belo Me dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Alone scores with a takedown into Me's guard.
Alone trying to control but Me is working from the bottom.
Me is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Me throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alone throws a big elbow that misses.
Alone is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alone trying to control but Me is working from the bottom.
Me is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alone trying to control here.
Me trying to control the action but Alone is working from the bottom.
Alone is looking to control Me's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alone avoid being mounted?
Me thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Me is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alone is just riding it out for now. Me eventually gives up the hold.
Me works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Me takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Me is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Alone has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Alone fending off the submission attempt from Me.
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!
Me has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Alone is in real trouble here. Me gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Alone is tapping out! Me wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Belo Me!
After winning the bout, Belo Me thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Russ Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycoon Doubles Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Tycoon Doubles Jobber will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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151 lbs
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154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russ Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tycoon Doubles Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jobber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jobber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
Jobber managing to control the position.
Jobber has his feet on Wilson's thighs here. He's pushed Wilson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Wilson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tycoon Doubles Jobber!
Tycoon Doubles Jobber took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brute for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Multi Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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148 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Multi Punch!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Punch counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Punch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Punch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones tries to buck Punch off but Punch is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Punch takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Punch slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Punch taking a breather here.
Punch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Punch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Punch's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Punch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is not content to let Punch control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is letting Punch control him for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Punch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Punch tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Punch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Punch working the ground and pound.
Punch is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch is working to tighten is grip on Jones's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jones has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Punch is really squeezing tight and eventually Jones passes out! Punch breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Multi Punch!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schwarz Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwarz Bruder will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kunta Kente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Schwarz Bruder!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Kente does no damage.
Kente takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bruder lands a jab to Kente's midsection.
Kente throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kente instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruder.
Bruder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kente missing with knees to the body.
Bruder takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Kente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kente lands a knee to the body.
Kente lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Schwarz Bruder has been cut.
Kente missing with knees to the body.
Kente is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kente misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruder.
Kente misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruder.
A bit of stalling here from Kente.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kente throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kente leaning against his opponent.
Kente landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kente lands a nice elbow.
Kente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kente stalling.
Bruder prevents a body shot from Kente.
Kente is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruder is defending well for now.
Kente prevents Bruder from breaking the clinch.
Kente misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kente landing knees to the head.
Kente putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bruder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kente looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bruder avoiding damage as Kente throws knees to the body.
Kente has Bruder pushed against the cage.
Kente throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kente taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kente misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kente is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruder is defending well for now.
Kente missing with knees to the body.
Kente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bruder managing to block the knees to the body from Kente.
Kente lands an elbow inside.
Kente controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kente dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schwarz Bruder's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kente moves in looking to clinch but Bruder pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Bruder. Beautiful body shot.
Kente fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruder misses with a wild combination.
Bruder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kente.
It looks like Kunta Kente has been cut.
Bruder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruder digs a good body shot into Kente's ribs.
Kente tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kente tries to clinch up but Bruder circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruder works Kente's body with a nice hook.
Kente walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kente thows a body shot but no joy.
Kente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruder was well out of range. Poor timing from Kente.
Kente is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A cross from Bruder lands.
Kente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bruder.
Schwarz Bruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruder blocks the body kick.
Bruder digs a good body shot into Kente's ribs.
Schwarz Bruder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruder throws a series of strikes that have Kente backpedaling.
Bruder throws a nice looking combination but Kente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kente tries to land a leg kick but Bruder saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kente tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kente takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kente moves forwards but Bruder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bruder connects with a body shot that sends Kente's belly button to the back.
Kente clinches with his opponent.
Bruder working hard to break the clinch.
Kente throws an elbow that misses.
Bruder takes a shot to the head.
Kente misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruder is trying to break the clinch but Kente is controlling him.
Kente has Bruder pressed against the cage, preventing Bruder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruder has had enough of the clinch but Kente keeps him there for the moment.
Bruder managing to block the knees to the body from Kente.
Kente lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bruder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kente looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kente has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kente lands a nice elbow.
Come on Kente - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kente has a couple of punches blocked by Bruder.
Bruder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kente missing with knees to the body.
Bruder takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schwarz Bruder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kente falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruder counters with a nice body shot.
Bruder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kente.
Danga de danga de dang - Bruder scores with a four punch combination!
Bruder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kente throws the kick towards the body but Bruder avoids it.
Bruder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Bruder.
Kunta Kente's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kente misses with a straight left.
Kente fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kunta Kente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kente takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kente tries to clinch but Bruder is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kente misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kente misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kente doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kente throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bruder counters with a crisp one two that drops Kente! Bruder thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kente to his feet! Kente is in big trouble!
Kente is rocked!
Kunta Kente's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Bruder cracks a nice hook into Kente's ribs.
Oh Kente is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruder feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kente sprawling to the canvas! Kente rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bruder finish him?!
Bruder steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Kente is out on his feet! Bruder sets himself and nearly takes Kente's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Schwarz Bruder!
Our winner, Schwarz Bruder, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Dinh Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skjelbred comes to the cage accompanied by Bad To The Bone. Nguyen has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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124 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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173 cm
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146 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Skjelbred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dinh Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skjelbred fails with a takedown attempt.
Nguyen tries a low kick but Skjelbred avoids it.
Nguyen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Skjelbred checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Skjelbred throws a body kick that misses.
Van Dinh Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skjelbred fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nguyen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred blocks a head kick by Nguyen.
Nguyen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skjelbred.
Nguyen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skjelbred is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skjelbred lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Van Dinh Nguyen has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Skjelbred blocks the leg kick.
Skjelbred changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skjelbred rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nguyen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Nguyen. Beautiful body shot.
Nguyen blocks the body kick.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but Skjelbred sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skjelbred really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skjelbred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen lands with a kick to the temple. Skjelbred shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nguyen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nguyen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skjelbred gets tackled into the cage by Nguyen. Nguyen maintains the clinch.
Nguyen misses with an elbow strike.
Skjelbred blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skjelbred takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skjelbred avoids the elbow strike from Nguyen, against the cage.
Skjelbred fails to pull guard.
Skjelbred breaks from the clinch.
Van Dinh Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skjelbred closes the distance but Nguyen moves to the side
and Nguyen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skjelbred tries a head kick but it misses.
Skjelbred lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Nguyen as Skjelbred shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Skjelbred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skjelbred walks into a straight right hand from Nguyen.
Skjelbred throws a body kick that misses
and Nguyen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Skjelbred circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nguyen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Skjelbred is looking to chop away at Nguyen's legs.
Nguyen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Nguyen. Beautiful body shot.
Skjelbred moves out of range as Nguyen strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen avoids the head kick by Skjelbred.
The fighters circling - Skjelbred throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skjelbred tries to land a front kick but Nguyen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nguyen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skjelbred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.
Skjelbred scores with a nice head shot.
Skjelbred stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nguyen.
A head kick misses from Nguyen.
Skjelbred clinches up against the cage.
Nguyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skjelbred checks a leg kick nicely.
Skjelbred tries to land a front kick but Nguyen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skjelbred takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skjelbred connects with a looping right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nguyen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
Nguyen gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nguyen breaks the clinch.
Nguyen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skjelbred. Skjelbred obviously looking to wear him down.
Skjelbred takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skjelbred moves into the clinch.
Nguyen lands a damaging elbow.
Skjelbred is trying to break the clinch but Nguyen is controlling him.
Skjelbred takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Nguyen.
Skjelbred tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nguyen just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nguyen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Skjelbred takes a shot to the head.
Nguyen lands a left hand.
Nguyen throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Van Dinh Nguyen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Van Dinh Nguyen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Skjelbred misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skjelbred.
Nguyen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nguyen moves into range and clinches up with Skjelbred.
Skjelbred takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skjelbred avoids a wild elbow strike from Nguyen.
Skjelbred takes an elbow to the temple.
Skjelbred is leaning against Nguyen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skjelbred can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nguyen.
It looks like John Skjelbred has been cut.
Nguyen pushes Skjelbred back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguyen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skjelbred.
Skjelbred has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nguyen.
Skjelbred throws a lazy head kick
and Nguyen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nguyen tries to score with a low kick but Skjelbred moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skjelbred.
Nguyen dodges the punch combination from Skjelbred.
A low kick from Nguyen is predictable there
and Skjelbred counters with a left to the body.
Nguyen scores with a jab. Skjelbred acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nguyen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skjelbred checks a leg kick.
Skjelbred takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skjelbred moves into the clinch.
Nguyen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skjelbred has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nguyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skjelbred throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nguyen's waist but Nguyen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skjelbred off to one side.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skjelbred takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skjelbred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skjelbred doesn't manage to clinch there - Nguyen circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Nguyen.
Skjelbred is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skjelbred swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nguyen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nguyen throws a chopping leg kick but Skjelbred manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skjelbred lands a nice looking body shot.
John Skjelbred is winning the standup battle so far.
Nguyen slips a jab from Skjelbred.
John Skjelbred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skjelbred tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Skjelbred with a series of wild strikes but Skjelbred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skjelbred's sensitive parts.
Skjelbred drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Skjelbred working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to bench press Skjelbred off him but Skjelbred keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skjelbred throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Skjelbred tries to stand but Nguyen is controlling his head.
The ground and pound from Skjelbred seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nguyen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Skjelbred trying to pass the guard but Nguyen defending well.
Nguyen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred seems to be working for a kimura but Nguyen defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Skjelbred trying to control from Nguyen's half guard. Nguyen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Skjelbred is fighting to break Nguyen's control of his arms but Nguyen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skjelbred's guard.
Nguyen postures up in Skjelbred's guard and throws a big left but Skjelbred blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Dinh Nguyen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nguyen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skjelbred connects with a high kick.
Nguyen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skjelbred drops his hands momentarily and Nguyen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skjelbred.
Skjelbred fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skjelbred has Nguyen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nguyen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skjelbred avoids a wild elbow strike from Nguyen.
Skjelbred wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nguyen has him pressed against the cage.
Nguyen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skjelbred avoids the elbow strike from Nguyen, against the cage.
Skjelbred tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nguyen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skjelbred scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses
and Skjelbred cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skjelbred throws a series of punches but Nguyen moves out of range.
Skjelbred takes a jab right on the kisser.
Skjelbred 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.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen throws a jab but it's blocked by Skjelbred.
Nguyen slips a jab and a cross from Skjelbred.
Nguyen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nguyen throws a leg kick which misses Skjelbred's front leg but catches the back leg as Skjelbred tries to avoid it.
Skjelbred closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Nguyen counter with a right hand.
Nguyen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skjelbred fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nguyen on the side of the head.
Nguyen throws an off balance right hand
and Skjelbred counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Nguyen is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skjelbred.
Nguyen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skjelbred tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nguyen's elbow.
Skjelbred takes an elbow to the temple.
Nguyen throws an elbow that misses.
Nguyen breaks from the clinch.
Nguyen scores with a hook.
Skjelbred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Skjelbred misses.
Nguyen scores with a push kick.
Nguyen has managed to clinch.
Nguyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skjelbred.
Nguyen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nguyen checks it well.
Good work by Skjelbred as he checks the leg kick.
Skjelbred clinches with his opponent.
Skjelbred on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nguyen blocks a body shot from Skjelbred.
Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguyen tries to land a leg kick but Skjelbred saw it coming and moves away.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skjelbred shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nguyen sprawls well. Nguyen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skjelbred gets slowly back to his feet.
Skjelbred takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nguyen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the body.
John Skjelbred has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen moves out of range as Skjelbred throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Nguyen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skjelbred doesn't seem phased though.
Skjelbred is looking to wear down Nguyen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nguyen.
Skjelbred takes one to the side of the head.
Skjelbred throws a nice looking combination but Nguyen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nguyen.
Nguyen sizes up Skjelbred with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skjelbred tries to clinch up but Nguyen circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Skjelbred.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skjelbred misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Skjelbred blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Dinh Nguyen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nguyen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Dinh Nguyen!
A very excited looking Van Dinh Nguyen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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